http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/section/1/2008-07-21Transport Act 2000An Act to make provision about transport.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-06Expert Participation2008-07-21 Transport Act 2000Sch. 16 para. 34(4)(a) para. 34(4)(b) (c)Railways Act 2005Sch. 13 Pt. 1s. 14(4) (5) Sch. 11 para. 11(2)s. 60(2)Transport Act 2000s. 123J(4A)Bus Services Act 2025s. 7(2)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 123P(3)Bus Services Act 2025s. 7(3)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 123PABus Services Act 2025s. 7(4)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 123S(2A)Bus Services Act 2025s. 7(5)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 123V(1)(ba)Bus Services Act 2025s. 7(6)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 141A(2)(c) and wordBus Services Act 2025s. 25(2)(b)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 141A(3)(d)-(g)Bus Services Act 2025s. 25(3)(c)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 141A(4)(c) and wordBus Services Act 2025s. 25(4)(b)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 155(1ZDB)Bus Services Act 2025s. 37(3)s. 41(5)Transport Act 2000s. 190(8)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 327(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Transport Act 2000Sch. 5 para. 1(3)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 328Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Transport Act 2000s. 149(1A)Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Gwasanaethau Bysiau (Cymru) 2026Sch. para. 3(4)(b)s. 48(3)Transport Act 2000Blanket amendmentThe Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011art. 3 4art. 3(2)art. 3(3) 4(2) 6(4)(5)art. 2Transport Act 2000s. 19(2)(aa)The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)reg. 25reg. 1(1) Part IChapter I11The Secretary of State must exercise his functions under this Chapter so as to maintain a high standard of safety in the provision of air traffic services; and that duty is to have priority over the application of subsections (2) to (5).2The Secretary of State must exercise his functions under this Chapter in the manner he thinks best calculated—ato further the interests of operators and owners of aircraft, owners and managers of aerodromes, persons travelling in aircraft and persons with rights in property carried in them;bto promote efficiency and economy on the part of licence holders;cto secure that licence holders will not find it unduly difficult to finance activities authorised by their licences.3The only interests to be considered under subsection (2)(a) are interests regarding the range, availability, continuity, cost and quality of air traffic services.4The reference in subsection (2)(a) to furthering interests includes a reference to furthering them (where the Secretary of State thinks it appropriate) by promoting competition in the provision of air traffic services.5If in a particular case there is a conflict in the application of the provisions of subsections (2) to (4), in relation to that case the Secretary of State must apply them in the manner he thinks is reasonable having regard to them as a whole.6The Secretary of State must exercise his functions under this Chapter so as to impose on licence holders the minimum restrictions which are consistent with the exercise of those functions.7This section does not apply to the exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions under section 38.S. 1 wholly in force at 1.2.2001, see s. 275(1)(2) and S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (subject to the transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)