PART 5A

PASSENGERS’ COUNCIL: ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS IN ENGLAND

Duty to keep road passenger transport services and facilities under review
112B
1
The Passengers’ Council must, so far as it appears expedient from time to time to do so—
a
keep under review matters affecting the interests of the public in relation to road passenger transport services and facilities; and
b
make representations to, and consult, such persons as it considers appropriate about those matters.
2
The Council and any other public body may enter into an agreement for that other body to be responsible, in accordance with the agreement, for—
a
determining what is expedient for the purposes of subsection (1) in relation to an area specified in the agreement; and
b
otherwise performing the Council’s functions under subsection (1) in relation to that area.
3
So long as an agreement under subsection (2) is in force—
a
the duties of the Council under subsection (1) in relation to the area specified in the agreement fall on the other party to the agreement instead of on the Council; but
b
the Council is not prevented from doing anything mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to that area.
4
An agreement under subsection (2)—
a
may be entered into on such terms and conditions as the parties to it may agree; and
b
may contain provision for determining, for the purposes of this section, in what circumstances things done under or for the purposes of subsection (1) are to be treated as done in relation to the area specified in the agreement.
5
The written consent of the Secretary of State is required before the Council and another public body may enter into an agreement under this section.
6
In this section “public body” means any authority or other body on which functions are conferred by or under an enactment.
Pt. 5A inserted (25.2.2010) by The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/439), arts. 1, 3