Transport Act 1985

112 Interpretation of Part V. E+W+S

(1) In this Part of this Act—

(a) references to authorities responsible for expenditure on public passenger transport services shall be read in accordance with section 88(8) of this Act;

(b) references to service subsidies are references to the payments that fall to be made by any such authority under any agreement providing for service subsidies;

(c) references to the current reimbursement arrangements for eligible service operators participating in any scheme under section 93 of this Act shall be read in accordance with section 94(5) of this Act;

(d) references to a participation notice shall be read in accordance with section 97(2) of this Act;

(e) references to securing the provision of a service include references to securing the provision of a service by way of continuance of an existing service, and references in any other context to the provision of a service are to be read consistently with that; and

(f) “travel concession” means the reduction or waiver of a fare either absolutely or subject to terms, limitations or conditions.

[F1 (2) For the purposes of this Part of this Act, a service is a service qualifying for fuel duty grant at any time when fuel used in operating the service falls to be taken into account for the purpose of calculating grant payable to the operator of the service under section 92 of the M1 Finance Act 1965 (grants to operators of bus services towards duty charged on bus fuel).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 112(2) repealed (E.W.) ( 1.5.2002 for E. and 14.8.2002 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. II; S.I. 2002/1014, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt.I; S.I. 2002/2024, art. 2(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 112 applied (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. iii, s. 1 Sch. s. 52 of Order

S. 112 applied (24.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/3627, art. 51

S. 112 applied (S.) (27.4.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Act 2006 (asp 6), s. 54(1) (with s. 75)

S. 112 applied (S.) (8.5.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006 (asp 7), s. 54(1) (with ss. 76, 84)

S. 112 applied (13.12.2006) by The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3118), art. 36

Marginal Citations

M1 1965 c. 25.