Transport Act 2000

[F1 144A Power of local transport authorities to make bus byelaws E+W

(1) A local transport authority whose area is in England, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make byelaws regulating one or more of the following—

(a) travel on their local services;

(b) the maintenance of order—

(i) on their local services;

(ii) at bus facilities in their area or combined area;

(c) the conduct of persons—

(i) while travelling on their local services;

(ii) using bus facilities in their area or combined area.

(2) The byelaws may, in particular, make provision—

(a) with respect to tickets and other things (whether in physical or electronic form) which authorise a person to enter and travel on local services;

(b) with respect to the evasion of payment of fares or other charges;

(c) with respect to interference with, or obstruction of, local services and bus facilities;

(d) prohibiting vaping by persons on local services;

(e) prohibiting smoking and vaping by persons at bus facilities;

(f) with respect to the prevention of nuisance.

(3) The byelaws may provide that a person contravening them is guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding—

(a) level 3 on the standard scale, or

(b) such lower level or lower amount as is specified in the byelaws.

(4) In this section—

(a) references to the local services of a local transport authority or authorities are to local services—

(i) provided under local service contracts entered into by the authority or authorities under a franchising scheme, or

(ii) to which an enhanced partnership scheme made by the authority or authorities relates;

(b) “bus facility” means—

(i) premises used as a bus station by local services, or for the provision of associated facilities in relation to such a bus station;

(ii) a bus shelter and the land on which it stands;

(c) “bus station” and “associated facilities” in relation to a bus station have the same meanings as in the Transport Act 1985 (see section 83(5) of that Act);

(d) “bus shelter” means a shelter or other accommodation provided at a stopping place for the use of persons intending to travel on local services.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 144A-144E and cross-heading inserted (5.8.2026) by Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24), ss. 28(1), 41(5) (with s. 28(2)); S.I. 2026/834, reg. 2(b)