Part IIE+W Local transport

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Pt. II: power to amend conferred (17.10.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13), ss. 8(1), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

C3Pt. II: power to amend conferred (17.10.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13), s. 10(1)(2), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

Bus services: provision of informationE+W

140 Duty of authority to make information available.E+W

(1)If the authority are unable to make satisfactory arrangements with one or more of those operators, they—

(a)must make available, or secure that there is made available, in the appropriate way such of the required information as is not being made available or is not being made available in that way (whether by virtue of arrangements made under section 139(5) or otherwise), and

(b)may recover from that operator or those operators the reasonable costs incurred by them in doing so as a civil debt due to them.

(2)In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) what is reasonable in relation to a particular operator, the authority must have regard to—

(a)the amount of information which has to be made available, and

(b)the way in which that information has to be made available,

in respect of the local services provided by that operator.

(3)If the authority require an operator to provide information to them or to another person in order to perform their duty under subsection (1)(a), the operator must provide the information at such times and in such manner as is specified by the authority.

(4)The authority must give notice of any requirement imposed under subsection (3) to the traffic commissioner for the traffic area covering their area.

Commencement Information