Part II Local transport
F1Bus services: franchising schemes
123LExceptions to section 123K
(1)
A local service contract may specify as the time when a local service may first be provided under the contract a time before the expiry of such period as is described in section 123K(4)(a), and that service may be provided from that time, if the authority or authorities determine that action is urgently required for the purpose of—
(a)
maintaining an existing service,
(b)
securing the provision of a service in place of a service which has ceased to operate, or
(c)
securing the provision of a service to meet any public transport requirement which has arisen unexpectedly and ought in the opinion of the authority to be met without delay.
(2)
A determination under subsection (1) must be made at or before the time that the authority or authorities enter into the contract.