InterpretationI12

1

In this Order—

  • “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19922,

  • “the 2005 Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005,

  • “eligible journey” has the same meaning as in section 40(7) of the 2005 Act,

  • “eligible person” means a person specified in article 16,

  • “eligible service” means a service specified in article 17,

  • “fare paying age” means persons aged 5 years or over, where a fare is charged by the operator,

  • “Northern England service” means—

    1. a

      a service to or from Carlisle which starts, passes through or ends in Dumfries and Galloway, and

    2. b

      a service to or from any part of North Northumberland adjoining Coldstream, Norham and Berwick­upon­Tweed, which starts, passes through or ends in the Scottish Borders,

  • “Notices and Proceedings” means information published by the traffic commissioner under section 5 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 19813,

  • “operator” means an operator of eligible services and includes any person who is prospectively to be such an operator,

  • “payment period” means the period to which a reimbursement payment relates,

  • “reimbursement arrangements” means the arrangements for reimbursement as described in article 12(1) and (2),

  • “the scheme” means the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons provided for by this Order,

  • “shadow fare” means the adult single fare foregone for the eligible journey as derived from the operator’s fare table,

  • “traffic commissioner” means the traffic commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area appointed under section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981,

  • “travel card” means a card for the purposes of the scheme issued to eligible persons by such persons as the Scottish Ministers determine,

  • “travel concession” has the meaning given by article 5, and

  • “working day” has the same meaning as in section 103 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 20004.

2

Any reference in this Order to estimates or calculations made by the Scottish Ministers in relation to reimbursement payments is a reference to estimates or calculations made by the best practical method available to the Scottish Ministers.