Part IILocal transport
Mandatory travel concessions outside Greater London
145Mandatory concessions outside Greater London
1
Any person to whom a current statutory travel concession permit has been issued by a travel concession authority and who travels on an eligible service on a journey—
a
between places in the authority’s area, and
b
beginning at a relevant time,
is entitled, on production of the permit, to be provided with a half-price travel concession by the operator of the service.
2
A travel concession authority must, on an application made to it by any person who appears to the authority to be an elderly or disabled person residing in its area, issue to the person free of charge a permit, in such form and for such period as the authority considers appropriate, indicating that he is entitled to the concession specified in subsection (1).
3
In this section “statutory travel concession permit” means a permit issued pursuant to subsection (2).
4
The Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may issue guidance to travel concession authorities to which they must have regard in determining for the purposes of subsection (2) whether a person is a disabled person.
5
Before issuing guidance under subsection (4) the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall consult—
a
the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee,
b
associations representative of travel concession authorities, and
c
such other persons as he or it thinks fit.
6
A person entitled to be issued with a statutory travel concession permit by a travel concession authority may agree with the authority that he is not to be entitled to the concession specified in subsection (1) for a period in return for being entitled during that period to receive travel concessions under a scheme under section 93 of the [1985 c. 67.] Transport Act 1985 (if the scheme provides that a person may not receive travel concessions under the scheme unless he so agrees).
7
The Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may by regulations make provision about agreements within subsection (6).
8
The regulations may in particular make provision—
a
requiring the serving of notices before an agreement is made,
b
about the form of agreements, and
c
as to the period for which a person may agree not to be entitled to the concession specified in subsection (1).