Transport Act 1985
1985 c. 67
An Act to amend the law relating to road passenger transport; to make provision for the transfer of the operations of the National Bus Company to the private sector; to provide for the reorganisation of passenger transport in the public sector; to provide for local and central government financial support for certain passenger transport services and travel concessions; to make further provision with respect to the powers of London Regional Transport; to make new provision with respect to the constitution, powers and proceedings of the Transport Tribunal; to make provision with respect to grants payable under section 92 of the Finance Act 1965; to establish a Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee; and for connected purposes.
[30th October 1985]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 13.8.1987 except as provided by S.I. 1987/1228, art. 2
Act amended by S.I. 1986/1628, reg. 5(2)(3)
Act: definition of "local service" applied by Killingholme Generating Stations (Ancillary Powers) Act 1991 (c. viii), s. 12(4)(b)
Act: power to amend conferred (E.W.) (1.4.2008) by Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13) ss. 9(6), 15; S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
Act: power to amend conferred (E.W.) (17.10.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13), ss. 9(6), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)
Act: transfer of functions (1.9.2009) by The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1885), arts. 1(1), 2(3)
Act modified by S.I. 1981/1628, reg. 5(2) (as amended (5.10.2017) by The Operation of Public Service Vehicles (Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/873), regs. 1(1), 5(a))
Act modified (1.2.2019) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1395), regs. 1(b), 6(2)(a)