Greater London Authority Act 1999

240 Travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London. E+W+S

(1) Subject to subsection (3) below, any local authority, or any two or more local authorities acting jointly, may enter into arrangements with Transport for London under which—

(a) Transport for London grants, or arranges with some other person for that other person to grant, such travel concessions as may be provided for by the arrangements to [F1 such of the persons eligible to receive them in accordance with subsection (5) below as are specified in the arrangements]; and

(b) that local authority reimburses (or, as the case may be, those local authorities in such proportions respectively as they may agree amongst themselves reimburse) the cost incurred in granting those concessions.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, any London authority, or any two or more London authorities acting jointly, may enter into, with any independent transport service operator or with the [F2 Strategic Rail Authority], arrangements under which—

(a) that operator or (as the case may be) the [F2 Strategic Rail Authority] grants such travel concessions as may be provided for by the arrangements to [F3 such of the persons eligible to receive them in accordance with subsection (5) below as are specified in the arrangements]; and

(b) that authority reimburses (or, as the case may be, those authorities in such proportions respectively as they may agree among themselves reimburse) the cost incurred in granting those concessions.

(3) The concessions that may be provided for by any arrangements under subsection (1) or (2) above are concessions on journeys—

(a) between places in Greater London;

(b) between such places and places outside but in the vicinity of Greater London; or

(c) between places outside but in the vicinity of Greater London.

(4) Any arrangements entered into by a local authority under subsection (1) or (2) above may include provision for the performance of functions in connection with the travel concessions in question by the local authority or local authorities concerned.

(5) The persons eligible to receive travel concessions under arrangements made under subsection (1) or (2) above [F4 by an authority are persons appearing to the authority to be persons],—

(a) who have attained pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the M1 Pensions Act 1995);

[F5 (b) who are blind;

(c) who are partially sighted;

(d) who are profoundly or severely deaf;

(e) who are without speech;

(f) who have a disability, or have suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to walk;

(g) who do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms;

(h) who have a learning disability, that is, a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning; or

(i) who, if they applied for the grant of a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the M2 Road Traffic Act 1988, would have their applications refused pursuant to section 92 of that Act (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol.]

[F6 (5A) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to local authorities to which they must have regard in determining whether a person falls within subsection (5)(b) to (i) above.

(5B) Before issuing guidance under subsection (5A) above the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a) the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee;

(b) associations representative of local authorities; and

(c) such other persons as he thinks fit.]

(6) In subsection (2) above independent transport service operator means any person, other than a person to whom subsection (7) below applies, operating—

(a) a public service vehicle undertaking (public service vehicle for this purpose having the meaning given by section 1 of the M3 Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981);

(b) a system using guided transport within the meaning of subsection (1) of section 67 of the M4 Transport and Works Act 1992;

(c) a railway within the meaning of that subsection;

(d) a tramway within the meaning of that subsection;

(e) a trolley vehicle system within the meaning of that subsection; or

(f) an undertaking providing public passenger transport services on the river Thames or a tributary of the river Thames between places in Greater London or between places in Greater London and places outside Greater London.

(7) This subsection applies to—

(a) Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries;

(b) the [F2 Strategic Rail Authority]; and

(c) any person providing public passenger transport services in pursuance of an agreement entered into by Transport for London by virtue of section 156(2) or (3)(a) above or in pursuance of a transport subsidiary’s agreement.

(8) In this Chapter—

• F7 . . .

• local authority means the council of a county or district and any London authority;

• London authority means any London borough council and the Common Council; and

• travel concession means the reduction or waiver of a fare or charge either absolutely or subject to terms, limitations or conditions.

(9) For the purposes of this Chapter a reference to an agreement entered into by Transport for London under section 156(2) or (3) above includes a reference to an agreement—

(a) which was entered into by London Regional Transport under section 3(2) or (2A) of the M5 London Regional Transport Act 1984, and

(b) which by virtue of section 300 or 415 below has effect as if made by Transport for London.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 240(1)(a) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 151(2)(3); S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III (with transitional provisions in art. 3)

F2 Words in s. 240(2)(7) substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 215(1), Sch. 16 para. 67(1)(2); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 2 Pt. II) (which S.I. is amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 2(2))

F3 Words in s. 240(2)(a) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 151(2)(3); S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III (with transitional provisions in art. 3)

F4 Words in s. 240(5) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 151(2)(4); S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III (with transitional provisions in art. 3)

F5 S. 240(5)(b)-(i) substituted for s.240(b)(c) (E.W.) (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 151(2)(4); S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III (with transitional provisions in art. 3)

F6 S. 240(5A)(5B) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 151(2)(5); S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III (with transitional provisions in art. 3)

F7 Definition in s. 240(8) omitted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 215(1), Sch. 16 para. 67(1)(3) and repealed (1.2.2001 for E. by 2000 c. 38, s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. III; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 2 Pt. II) (which S.I. is amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 2(2))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The first reference to "Transport for London" in s. 240(1) amended (temp. from 3.7.2000 to the date defined in S.I. 2000/1504, art. 2(6)) by S.I. 2000/1504, art. 5(1)

C2 S. 240(7) extended (3.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/1504, art. 5(5)

Marginal Citations

M1 1995 c. 26.

M2 1988 c. 52.

M3 1981 c. 14.

M4 1992 c. 42.

M5 1984 c. 32.