Part I General Provisions Relating to Road Passenger Transport

F16LCancellation of registration when operational service standards not met

(1)

This section applies where—

(a)

a bus services improvement partnership scheme made under section 3B of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 is in operation, and

(b)

one or more service standards imposed under section 3B(3)(b) of that Act have effect.

(2)

If a traffic commissioner considers that—

(a)

an operational service standard imposed by the scheme applies to a service registered under section 6, and

(b)

the service is not being provided in accordance with that service standard,

the traffic commissioner may cancel the registration of that service.

(3)

In this section, “operational service standard” is to be construed in accordance with section 3C(1)(b) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.