Part II

Local transport

Mandatory travel concessions outside Greater London

Reimbursement of operators
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1
Where an operator provides concessions under section 145(1) for persons who reside in a travel concession authority’s area, the authority shall reimburse the operator for providing the concessions.
2
Subject to regulations under subsection (3), the arrangements with respect to reimbursement shall be—
a
such as the travel concession authority may agree with the operators who provide concessions for persons who reside in their area, or
b
in the absence of agreement, such as may be determined by the authority (being the same in the case of all of those operators) not later than 28 days before the date on which the arrangements, or any variations of the arrangements, are to come into operation.
3
The Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may by regulations make provision—
a
with respect to the determination by travel concession authorities of the amounts to be paid to individual operators, or to any class of operators, by way of reimbursement,
b
as to the manner of making any payments due to operators by way of reimbursement, and
c
about the terms on which, and the extent to which, travel concession authorities may employ any person as their agent for the purpose of making payments due to operators by way of reimbursement and the descriptions of persons who may be so employed.