Transport Act 1983

3 Preparation and submission of financial plans E+W

(1) It shall be the duty of an Executive in each year to prepare in accordance with this section and submit to the Authority a plan containing their proposals for the next three years (“the relevant period”) with respect to—

(a) the general level of transport services and facilities to be provided by them or, by agreement with them, by other persons; . . . F1

(b) the general level and structure of the fares to be charged for those services, and the general level of charges to be made for those facilities, so far as they are to be charged, made or otherwise determined by the Executive [F2 and

(c) the general level and structure of travel concessions (meaning reductions or waivers of fares) to be provided in the relevant period under any scheme established by the Authority under section 93 of the Transport Act 1985 (whether alone or jointly with any local authority within the meaning of that section).]

(2) The proposals shall be such as to enable the Executive to discharge their duty under section 2 above in the relevant period; and the plan shall contain particulars of the Executive’s financial position and their financial prospects for that period together with an estimate of what would be their annual revenue and expenditure if the proposals were implemented.

(3) To the extent to which the Executive consider it necessary for the discharge of their [F3 duty under section 9A(3)] of the Act of 1968 [F4 or for carrying out their functions with respect to the administration of any such scheme as is mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above] . . . F5 , the plan may be formulated on the assumption that the Authority will in the relevant period make revenue grants of such amounts as the Executive may determine; but if the plan is formulated on that assumption it shall be accompanied by particulars showing the benefits expected to accrue from the grants.

(4) The plan shall be accompanied by estimates of—

(a) the cost to the Executive of providing, or arranging the provision of, the services and facilities described in the proposals;

(b) the level of demand for those services and facilities; . . . F6

(c) the benefits to potential users of those services and facilities [F7 and

(d) the cost to the Executive of reimbursing persons providing travel concessions under any such scheme as is mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above.]

(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8

Textual Amendments

F1 Word repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 102(1), 139(3), Sch. 8

F2 “and” and s. 3(1)(c) added by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 102(1)(a)

F3 Words substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 31

F4 Words inserted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 102(1)

F5 Words repealed by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 71(3)(b), Sch. 7

F6 Word repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c.67, SIF 126), ss. 102(1), 139(3), Sch. 8

F7 “and” and s. 3(4)(d) added by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 102(1)(c)

F8 S. 3(5) repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 39, 102, Sch. 12 para. 5(3)(5), Sch. 17