Transport Act 1985

110 Grants towards duty charged on bus fuel

(1) In section 92(1) of the [1965 c. 25.] Finance Act 1965 (grants to operators of bus services towards duty charged on bus fuel)—

(a) the words " any bus service " shall be omitted ; and

(b) there shall be inserted at the end the words—

“a bus service which is of a description specified for the purposes of this section and which meets any conditions which may be specified in relation to that description of service.”.

(2) For subsection (8) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsections—

“(8) In this section—

• " bus service " means a local service within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985 other than an excursion or tour within the meaning of that Act, being a service which is either—

  (a)

  registered under Part I of that Act; or

  (b)

  provided under a London local service licence granted under Part II of that Act or exempt by virtue of section 36 of that Act (London bus services under control of London Regional Transport) from the requirement of a London local service licence;

• " operator " has the same meaning, in relation to a bus service, as in that Act; and

• " specified " means specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.

(8A) Any statutory instrument containing regulations made under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”