Part VE+W+S Financial Provisions

Expenditure on public passenger transport servicesE+W+S

92 General provisions with respect to the exercise of service subsidy functions.E+W

(1)An authority responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services shall, in the exercise and performance of their functions in relation to agreements providing for service subsidies, [F1have regard to the interests of the public and of persons providing public passenger transport services in their area.]

(2)Regulations under this section—

(a)may make further provision for regulating the exercise and performance by authorities responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services of their functions in relation to agreements providing for service subsidies; and

(b)may make provision for limiting to an amount specified in the regulations the aggregate amount of the service subsidies any such authority may agree to pay under any one such agreement; and

(c)may make provision for exceptions from section 89(4) of this Act in such cases as may be prescribed.

(3)The provisions of sections 89 to 91 of this Act shall be subject to this section and any provision made by regulations under this section.

Extent Information

E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 92(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.2.2001 for E. and 1.8.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 152(4); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (with saving in Sch. 3 Pt. II (as amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 3)); S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 7

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2S. 92(1) excluded by 1998 c. iii, s. 1, Sch. Part VI, s. 51(2)

92 General provisions with respect to the exercise of service subsidy functions.S

(1)An authority responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services shall, in the exercise and performance of their functions in relation to agreements providing for service subsidies, [F2have regard to the interests of the public and of persons providing] public passenger transport services in their area.

(2)Regulations under this section—

(a)may make further provision for regulating the exercise and performance by authorities responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services of their functions in relation to agreements providing for service subsidies; and

(b)may make provision for limiting to an amount specified in the regulations the aggregate amount of the service subsidies any such authority may agree to pay under any one such agreement; and

(c)may make provision for exceptions from section 89(4) of this Act in such cases as may be prescribed.

(3)The provisions of sections 89 to 91 of this Act shall be subject to this section and any provision made by regulations under this section.

Extent Information

E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version of this provision has been created for England and Wales only

Textual Amendments

F2Words in s. 92(1) substituted (S.) (1.4.2001) by 2001 asp 2, s. 36(4) (with s. 66); S.S.I. 2001/132, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3S. 92(1) excluded by 1998 c. iii, s. 1, Sch. Part VI, s. 51(2)