Education and Inspections Act 2006

2 (1) Section 6 of the Transport Act 1985 (registration of local services) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1) after “London local service” insert “ nor a service which falls within subsection (1A) below ”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) A service falls within this subsection if conditions A and B are satisfied in relation to it.

(1B) Condition A is satisfied if the service is provided in pursuance of—

(a) the obligation placed on a local education authority by section 508B(1), section 508F(1), section 509(1) or (1A), or section 509AA(7)(b) or (9)(a) of the Education Act 1996 (provision of transport etc);

(b) the exercise of the power of a local education authority under section 508C(1) of that Act; or

(c) arrangements made by a local education authority in pursuance of a scheme made by them under Schedule 35C to that Act (school travel schemes).

(1C) Condition B is satisfied if the service is for the carriage of any of the following persons (and no other)—

(a) a person receiving education or training at premises to or from which transport is provided in pursuance of the obligation, the exercise of the power or the arrangements, as the case may be, mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1B);

(b) a person supervising or escorting any such person while he is using such transport;

(c) a person involved with the provision of education or training at any such premises.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 para. 2 in force at 1.9.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/1801, art. 4(l)