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The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2091

Public Passenger Transport, England

The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

30th July 2008

Laid before Parliament

4th August 2008

Coming into force

1st September 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 243(7) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(1) and section 145A(5) of the Transport Act 2000(2):

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st September 2008.

Amendment

2.—(1) Regulation 2(11) of the Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits) (England) Regulations 2008(3) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For the words from “version 2.1.2” to the end there shall be substituted “version 2.1.3 (ISBN 978-0-9548042-3-7) published by ITSO Limited(4) on 21st April 2008 or any earlier version of such device which is compatible with that specified in ITSO version 2.1.3.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Rosie Winterton

Minister of State

Department for Transport

30th July 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits) (England) Regulations 2008 to allow concessionary bus travel permits to incorporate electronic chips in the latest format issued by ITSO Limited. Passes may continue to incorporate older chips that are compatible with the latest format.

Details of the format of the specified electronic chip may be obtained from ITSO Limited, whose registered office is 4th Floor, Quayside Tower, 252-260 Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2HF and may also be viewed at–

http://itso.org.uk/content/Specification/Spec_V2.1.3/ITSO_TS_1000-0_V2_1_3_2008-04.pdf.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on local authorities, the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1999 c.29. Section 243(7) was inserted by section 7 of the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c.13).

(2)

2000 c.38. Section 145A was inserted by section 1 of the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007.

(4)

A company limited by guarantee, registered number 04115311.

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