http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/21/regulation/4The Advanced Quality Partnership Schemes (England) Regulations 2018texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabasePUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND2026-03-23Expert Participation2019-04-04 These Regulations make provision about advanced quality partnership schemes. An advanced quality partnership scheme is a scheme made by a local transport authority, or two or more local transport authorities, in England under which the authority provides particular general measures relating to local services or facilities at specific locations along the routes used by local services. In return operators of local services who wish to benefit from those measures or use those facilities must agree to provide services of a particular standard. These standards of service are requirements as to the vehicles being used, frequency or timing of services, maximum fares and the ways in which passengers may pay for journeys. PART 1 41This regulation applies to any scheme containing a standard of services which includes requirements as to—athe frequency or timing of services,bthe maximum fares that may be charged for particular journeys, or for journeys of particular descriptions,cthe ways in which passengers may pay for journeys, ordthe vehicles being used to provide the services,which is made, or is proposed to be made, by two or more authorities acting jointly.2Where this regulation applies—athe authorities referred to in paragraph (1) must specify in the notice of the proposed scheme given under section 113G(1) of the 2000 Act which of them is to act as the lead authority for the purposes of these Regulations; andbthe lead authority must, before acting in accordance with any of the duties and responsibilities assigned by virtue of these Regulations—iconsult and seek representations from, andiiwherever appropriate, act in accordance with the representations of,the other authority or other authorities with whom the scheme is made, or is proposed to be made, jointly with the lead authority.