129 Effect of scheme.E+W
(1)During any period in which the scheme is in operation—
(a)sections 6 to 9 of the M1Transport Act 1985 (registration of local services) do not have effect in relation to the area to which it relates, and
(b)no local service shall be provided in that area (if there is a stopping place for the service in that area) unless it is provided under a quality contract.
(2)But subsection (1) does not apply in relation to services which are excluded from the scheme as a result of any provision of the scheme made in accordance with section 127(4).
(3)Where the exclusion of a local service from the scheme is made subject to conditions as a result of such a provision, those conditions are to be treated, during any period in which the scheme is in operation, as if they were prescribed particulars registered under section 6 of the M2Transport Act 1985 of the service concerned.
(4)The authority or authorities must invite tenders in accordance with section 130 not later than—
(a)three months, or
(b)such other period as the appropriate national authority may by order specify,
after the scheme has been made.
Commencement Information
I1S. 129 partly in force; s. 129 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 275(1)(2); s. 129 in force for specified purposes (W.) at 1.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 3; s. 129 in force (E.) at 26.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3342, art. 2, Sch.
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