Transport Act 1968

Introductory

1 The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect with respect to a designated area upon the appointment of a date in relation to that area under section 19(1) of this Act; and in this Schedule—

• " the appointed date " means the date appointed as aforesaid in relation to the designated area in question ;

• " existing operator " means a person who immediately before the appointed date was providing an area bus service in that area, not being a subsidiary of the Executive ;

• " existing service " means that area bus service ;

• " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations under section 21(5) of this Act;

• " the relevant road service licence " means the road service licence under which as granted, or, as the case may require, under which as backed under section 137 of the Act of 1960, the existing service was provided immediately before the appointed date.