The Local Authorities' Plans and Strategies (Disapplication) (England) Order 2005 No. 157

SCHEDULE 2 Modification of provisions relating to local transport plans and bus strategies

Part 1 Modification of the Transport Act 2000

7.  In section 135 (joint and through ticketing schemes), for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) A local transport authority, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make a ticketing scheme covering the whole or any part of their area if they consider that the proposed scheme—

(a) would be in the interests of the public, and

(b) would to any extent implement—

(i) the policies set out in their bus strategy, or

(ii) in the case of an excepted authority with no local transport plan, the policies which they have formulated in accordance with section 110(6).”.