Transport Act 2000

111 Consultation and publicity about bus strategies. E+W

(1) In complying with section 110, a local transport authority must consult—

(a) any other relevant local authority whose area may, in the opinion of the authority, be affected by the bus strategy developed by them,

(b) if the authority is a county council in England, the councils of the districts in the county (if any),

(c) either operators of bus services which are provided within the authority’s area or organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of such operators, and

(d) organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of users of such services.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a) the following are relevant local authorities—

(a) local transport authorities,

(b) metropolitan district councils,

(c) London transport authorities, and

(d) councils in Scotland;

(except that, in the case of consultation by a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area, a council for a metropolitan district comprised in the area is not a relevant local authority).

(3) When an authority publish a statement of a new bus strategy or their strategy as altered in accordance with section 109(3)(a), they must send a copy of it to each authority, council, operator or organisation consulted under subsection (1) on the occasion in question.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 111 wholly in force at 1.8.2001; s. 111 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 275(1)(2); s. 111 in force (E.) at 1.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to the savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II); s. 111 in force (W.) at 1.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1