http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/26/section/49Local Transport Act 2008An Act to make further provision in relation to local transport authorities, the provision and regulation of road transport services and the subsidising of passenger transport services; to amend sections 74, 75 and 79 of the Transport Act 1985; to make provision for or in relation to committees which represent the interests of users of public transport; to rename Passenger Transport Authorities as Integrated Transport Authorities and to make further provision in relation to them; to make further provision in relation to charging for the use of roads; to make provision about the meaning of “street works” and “street works licence” in Part 3 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; to amend Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 and section 90F of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988; to make provision in relation to the acquisition, disclosure and use of information relating to vehicles registered outside the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-06-04Expert Participation2026-04-29 Local Transport Act 2008specified provision(s) and purposesThe Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2009Gorchymyn Deddf Trafnidiaeth Leol 2008 (Cychwyn Rhif 1 a Darpariaethau Trosiannol) (Cymru) 2009art. 2commencement order for 2008 c. 26Local Transport Act 2008specified provision(s) and purposesThe Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2009Gorchymyn Deddf Trafnidiaeth Leol 2008 (Cychwyn Rhif 2) (Cymru) 2009art. 2commencement order for 2008 c. 26Local Transport Act 2008s. 49Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Gwasanaethau Bysiau (Cymru) 2026Sch. para. 4(2)(g)s. 48(3) Part 4491Section 6 of the TA 1985 (registration of local services) is amended as follows.2After subsection (2A) (which is inserted by section 48) insert—2BWhere—aa quality contracts scheme under section 124 of the Transport Act 2000 is in force,ban operator proposes to provide a local service which is to have one or more stopping places within the area to which the scheme relates,cthe proposed service is not excluded from the scheme by virtue of section 127(4) of the Transport Act 2000, anddthe operator does not propose to provide the service under a quality contract by virtue of the scheme,section 6B of this Act has effect with respect to registration of that service..3After subsection (7) (variation or revocation of registration) insert—7AWhere—aa quality contracts scheme under section 124 of the Transport Act 2000 is in force,bthe operator of a local service registered under this section proposes to vary the registration,cthe service, as proposed to be varied, is to have one or more stopping places within the area to which the scheme relates,dthe service, as proposed to be varied, is not excluded from the scheme by virtue of section 127(4) of the Transport Act 2000, andethe operator does not propose to provide the service, as proposed to be varied, under a quality contract by virtue of the scheme,section 6B of this Act has effect with respect to the variation of the registration..4In subsection (8) (time when variation etc becomes effective) after “Subject to regulations under this section” insert “ and, in the case of variation, to section 6B of this Act, ”.5After section 6A of the TA 1985 (which is inserted by section 48) insert—6B1This section applies—aby virtue of subsection (2B) of section 6 of this Act (“Case 1”), in relation to registration of the proposed local service mentioned in that subsection;bby virtue of subsection (7A) of that section (“Case 2”), in relation to the proposed variation of the registration mentioned in that subsection.2Where this section applies, the operator may apply to a traffic commissioner—ain Case 1, for registration of the proposed service under section 6 of this Act, orbin Case 2, for variation of the registration under that section,notwithstanding anything in section 129(1)(a) of the Transport Act 2000 (sections 6 to 9 of this Act not to apply).3The traffic commissioner must not accept the application except in accordance with subsections (4) to (6) below.4On receipt of the application, the traffic commissioner must consult the authority or authorities who made the quality contracts scheme.5If, within the prescribed time, the traffic commissioner receives from the authority or authorities a clearance certificate in respect of the application, the traffic commissioner must—ain Case 1, register the service under section 6 of this Act, orbin Case 2, vary the registration under that section.6If the traffic commissioner does not receive such a certificate within that time, the application must be rejected.7In relation to Case 2, regulations may prescribe cases in which subsections (3) to (6) above do not apply.8In this section—“clearance certificate” means a certificate that the provision—in Case 1, of the proposed local service, orin Case 2, of the local service as proposed to be varied,will not have an adverse effect on local services provided under quality contracts in the area to which the quality contracts scheme relates;“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations;“the relevant authority or authorities” means the authority or authorities—who last continued the quality contracts scheme in force under section 131A of the Transport Act 2000, orif the scheme has not been so continued, who made it..S. 49 partly in force; s. 49 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 134(1)(c)S. 49 in force at 11.1.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3242, art. 2(2)