in relation to London local services, by Part II of this Act; and

in relation to other local services, by sections 6 to 9 of this Act.

which is excluded by subsection (4) below; or

in relation to which (except in an emergency) one or both of the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) below are met with respect to every passenger using the service.

the place where he is set down is fifteen miles or more, measured in a straight line, from the place where he was taken up;

some point on the route between those places is fifteen miles or more, measured in a straight line, from either of those places.

the conditions set out in Part III of Schedule 1 to the 1981 Act (trips organised privately by persons acting independently of vehicle operators, etc.) are met in respect of each journey made by the vehicles used in providing the service; or

every vehicle used in providing the service is so used under a permit granted under section 19 of this Act.

the obligation placed on a F6local authority by section 508B(1), section 508F(1), F7... or section 509AA(7)(b) or (9)(a) of the Education Act 1996 (provision of transport etc);

the exercise of the power of a F6local authority under section 508C(1) of that Act; F8...

arrangements made by a F6local authority in pursuance of a scheme made by them under Schedule 35C to that Act (school travel schemes).

the obligation placed on a local authority by sections 3 or 4 of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008; or

the exercise of the power of a local authority under section 6 of that Measure.

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) F10, (c), (d) or (e) of subsection (1B);

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

a person involved with the provision of education or training at any such premises.

it has one or more stopping places in England, and

it is provided under an agreement entered into, where a railway service has been temporarily interrupted, with the person who usually provides the railway service.

the prescribed particulars of the service have been registered with F12a traffic commissioner by the operator of the service;

the period of notice in relation to the registration has expired; and

the service is operated in accordance with the registered particulars.

any registration restrictions imposed under section F14113D(1) or 114(3A) of the Transport Act 2000 F15(advanced quality partnership schemes and quality partnership schemes) are in force, and

an application for registration is made in respect of a service in relation to which those restrictions have effect,

a quality contracts scheme under section 124 of the Transport Act 2000 is in force F17in relation to an area in Wales,

an operator proposes to provide a local service which is to have one or more stopping places within the area to which the scheme relates,

the proposed service is not excluded from the scheme by virtue of section 127(4) of the Transport Act 2000, and

the operator does not propose to provide the service under a quality contract by virtue of the scheme,

a requirement imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 (requirements specified in an enhanced partnership scheme) has effect, and

an application to register a service, or to vary the registration of a service, is made in respect of a service to which that requirement would apply if the application were granted,

an enhanced partnership scheme under section 138A of the Transport Act 2000 is in operation,

a service is registered, or a registration of a service is varied, under this section, and

a requirement imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 applies to the service or the service as varied,

the period prescribed for the purposes of this subsection; or

if longer, the period beginning with the registration and ending with the date given to the traffic commissioner by the operator as the date on which the service will begin.

a quality contracts scheme under section 124 of the Transport Act 2000 is in force F21in relation to an area in Wales,

the operator of a local service registered under this section proposes to vary the registration,

the service, as proposed to be varied, is to have one or more stopping places within the area to which the scheme relates,

the service, as proposed to be varied, is not excluded from the scheme by virtue of section 127(4) of the Transport Act 2000, and

the operator does not propose to provide the service, as proposed to be varied, under a quality contract by virtue of the scheme,

on the expiry of the period beginning with the date on which F24a traffic commissioner accepts the application and ending with the date determined in accordance with regulations under this section; or

if later, on the day given to F24a traffic commissioner by the operator as the effective date for the variation or (as the case may be) cancellation.

for permitting the variation of a registered service, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, without variation of the registration;

for excluding or modifying the application of subsection (3) or (8) above in such cases or classes of case as may be prescribed;

as to the procedure for applying for registration or for the variation or cancellation of a registration;

for an application for registration or for the variation or cancellation of a registration not to be accepted by F27a traffic commissioner unless the applicant gives to F27a traffic commissioner such information F27as a traffic commissioner may reasonably require in connection with the application F28(or, if the applicant is subject to requirements imposed by regulations made by virtue of section 141A(1)(a) of the Transport Act 2000, complies with those requirements);

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

as to the documents (if any) to be issued by a traffic commissioner with respect to registrations;

as to the cancellation of registrations relating to discontinued services;

as to the variation or cancellation of the record of a requirement imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000;

for enabling a traffic commissioner to require the operator of a registered service, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to keep records of such matters relating to the operation of the service, in such manner, as may be prescribed;

for requiring the operator of a registered service who is required to keep records by regulations made by virtue of paragraph (i) above to make those records available to F31a traffic commissioner;

for requiring the operator or prospective operator of a registered service to give, to such persons and at such times as may be prescribed, such information as may be prescribed with respect to the service, or proposed service, or any proposal to vary or cancel the registration of the service;

for imposing restrictions on the use that may be made of records made available as mentioned in paragraph (j) above or information given as mentioned in paragraph (k) above;

may create one or more criminal offences relating to the use of records or information in breach of the restrictions imposed by those regulations, but

may not provide, in respect of any such offence, for a penalty greater than a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

the prescribed particulars of the service have been registered with the traffic commissioner for that area by the operator of the service;

the period of notice in relation to the registration has expired; and

the service is operated in accordance with the registered particulars.

the period prescribed for the purposes of this subsection; or

if longer, the period beginning with the registration and ending with the date given to the traffic commissioner by the operator as the date on which the service will begin.

on the expiry of the period beginning with the date on which the traffic commissioner accepts the application and ending with the date determined in accordance with regulations under this section; or

if later, on the day given to the traffic commissioner by the operator as the effective date for the variation or (as the case may be) cancellation.

for permitting the variation of a registered service, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, without variation of the registration;

for excluding or modifying the application of subsection (3) or (8) above in such cases or classes of case as may be prescribed;

as to the procedure for or in connection with applying for registration or for the variation or cancellation of a registration;

subject to subsection (10) below, specifying dates as the only dates on which the operator of a local service in the area (or areas) of such local authority (or authorities) as may be specified in the regulations may vary a registration in so far as it relates to the scheduled times of the local service in respect of which the registration is made;

for an application for registration or for the variation or cancellation of a registration not to be accepted by the traffic commissioner to whom it is made unless the applicant gives to the commissioner , in such form as he may require, such information as he may reasonably require in connection with the application;

as to the traffic commissioner to whom an application for registration is to be made in the case of services which will run through the areas of two or more traffic commissioners;

as to the documents (if any) to be issued by a traffic commissioner with respect to registrations;

as to the cancellation of registrations relating to discontinued services;

for enabling a traffic commissioner to require the operator of a registered service, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to keep records of such matters relating to the operation of the service, in such manner, as may be prescribed;

for requiring the operator of a registered service who is required to keep records by regulations made by virtue of paragraph (i) above to make those records available to the traffic commissioner;

for requiring the operator or prospective operator of a registered service to give, to such persons and at such times as may be prescribed, such information as may be prescribed with respect to the service, or proposed service, or any proposal to vary or cancel the registration of the service;

have effect for a period of more than three years;

specify more than four dates in a calendar year as dates on which a registration may be varied.

any registration restrictions imposed under section F35113D(1) or 114(3A) of the Transport Act 2000 are in force in the case of F36an advanced quality partnership scheme or a quality partnership scheme (“the scheme”);

an application for registration, or for variation or cancellation of registration, is made under section 6 of this Act F37... in respect of a local service in relation to which those restrictions have effect; and

the application is one which would fall to be accepted by F38a traffic commissioner, apart from this section.

each relevant authority, and

each relevant operator,

identify the application and state that it has been made;

provide prescribed particulars of the application;

inform the persons to whom it is required to be sent of the right of each of them to make relevant representations to the traffic commissioner about the application.

considering those representations;

taking account of any other relevant applications and any relevant representations made in relation to those applications;

holding such inquiries under section 54 of the 1981 Act as the traffic commissioner may think fit; and

applying the registration criteria.

refuse to accept the application;

require the applicant to amend the application in such respects as the traffic commissioner may require before submitting it again;

if the applicant has not given a written undertaking under section F39113J(4) or (5) or 118(4) of the Transport Act 2000 in relation to the scheme, require the applicant to give such an undertaking before the application may be accepted.

the person who made the application;

any relevant authority that made relevant representations against the application;

any relevant operator who made relevant representations against the application.

as to the procedure for giving notice under subsection (2) above;

prescribing the particulars of the application that are to be provided in such a notice;

as to the procedure for making relevant representations;

as to the procedure to be followed in determining the application.

by virtue of subsection (2B) of section 6 of this Act (“Case 1”), in relation to registration of the proposed local service mentioned in that subsection;

by virtue of subsection (7A) of that section (“Case 2”), in relation to the proposed variation of the registration mentioned in that subsection.

in Case 1, for registration of the proposed service under section 6 of this Act, or

in Case 2, for variation of the registration under that section,

in Case 1, register the service under section 6 of this Act, or

in Case 2, vary the registration under that section.

the authority requests the operator to provide the information.

the number of passengers using the service, the journeys made by those passengers and the fares paid by them, and

the revenue obtained by operating the service.

make provision about the periods of time in respect of which information may be required,

make provision about the time when, and the manner and form in which, information is to be provided,

provide for a traffic commissioner or a body carrying out a traffic commissioner's functions in accordance with section 6G not to accept an application to vary or cancel the service if the operator has failed to comply with the regulations,

make provision about the use and disclosure of information provided under the regulations (including provision about its further disclosure),

make provision as to cases in which section 67 of the 1981 Act does not apply in relation to contraventions of, or failures to comply with, the regulations,

make provision subject to conditions, and

make supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provision.

an enhanced partnership scheme under section 138A of the Transport Act 2000 is in operation;

a requirement imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 has effect;

an application for registration, or for variation of registration, is made under section 6 of this Act in respect of a local service to which that requirement would apply if the application were granted; and

the application is one which would fall to be accepted, apart from this section.

the requirement is an operation requirement, and

an enhanced partnership scheme under section 138A of the Transport Act 2000 is in operation, and

one or more requirements imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 by the scheme have effect.

an operation requirement imposed by the scheme applies to a service registered under section 6, and

the service is not being provided in accordance with that requirement,

a route requirement imposed by the scheme applies to a service registered under section 6, and

that service cannot be provided in accordance with that requirement,

a route requirement imposed by the scheme applies to two or more services registered under section 6, and

those services cannot all be provided in accordance with that requirement,

provide for the determination of the services that may be registered and the persons who may register such services;

provide for those matters to be determined by the local transport authority or authorities operating the enhanced partnership scheme;

provide for the authority or authorities to award contracts authorising persons to provide local services or local services of particular descriptions;

provide for services not to be registered under section 6, and for variations of registration under section 6 not to be made, in prescribed cases;

make provision as to the period during which the registration, or variation of registration, of local services under section 6 is subject to provision under subsection (6).

make provision as to the procedure for cancellation under this section, including provision for giving notice of an intention to cancel unless an operator of a local service satisfies prescribed conditions;

make provision for cancellation under subsection (3) or (4) to be revoked if prescribed conditions are satisfied, including conditions relating to the variation or cancellation under section 6 of the registration of one or more of the services affected;

make provision for the time at which cancellation under subsection (3) or (4) becomes effective to be postponed in prescribed circumstances.

a decision to record a requirement under section 6(2D) (recording of requirements specified in an enhanced partnership scheme) in relation to a service provided by the person,

a refusal under section 6D(2) or (3) of an application made by the person, or

a cancellation under section 6E of the registration of a service provided by the person.

the appeal as regards that matter is to be made to a traffic commissioner, and

the local transport authority or authorities operating the relevant enhanced partnership scheme under section 138A of the Transport Act 2000 is or are to be parties to the proceedings.

uphold the decision,

quash the decision, or

substitute a decision for the decision made.

as to the time within which, and the manner in which, appeals under subsection (2) may be made, and

as to the procedure to be followed in connection with such appeals.

the person who appealed under subsection (2), or

the local transport authority or authorities operating the relevant enhanced partnership scheme.

a decision of a traffic commissioner to register a service that has a stopping place in the area to which the scheme relates, or

a decision of a traffic commissioner not to record a requirement under section 6(2D) in relation to such a service.

the person whose service is in question;

the local transport authority or authorities operating the relevant enhanced partnership scheme; and

a traffic commissioner.

the making of an enhanced partnership scheme under section 138A of the Transport Act 2000, or

the varying of an enhanced partnership scheme,

whether or not the scheme, or the scheme as varied, specifies a route requirement, and

a traffic commissioner must delegate the relevant registration functions as regards services that only have stopping places in that area to the authority or the lead authority (as the case may be), and

the authority or the lead authority (as the case may be) must carry them out.

when the scheme comes into operation, or

when the variation of the scheme takes effect (as the case may be).

may elect to carry out the relevant registration functions as regards services that only have stopping places in the area to which the scheme relates as from a particular time, and

if that election is made, must notify a traffic commissioner of that election and the time selected.

the authority, or

the lead authority (as the case may be);

an application under section 6 of this Act for the registration of a relevant service,

an application under section 6 of this Act for the variation of the registration of a service that, as varied, would be or continue to be a relevant service, and

an application under section 6 of this Act for the cancellation of the registration of a relevant service.

are to be determined by or in accordance with regulations,

are to be payable by such persons and at such times as the regulations may provide, and

are to be payable in one sum or in instalments, as provided by the regulations.

the local services that are registered and the registrations that are varied or cancelled by the authority under section 6;

the requirements imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 that are recorded by the authority as applying to services registered under section 6;

the local services that are cancelled by the authority under section 6E.

the local services that are registered and the registrations that are varied or cancelled by the authority under section 6;

the requirements imposed under section 138A(5)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 that are recorded by the authority as applying to services registered under section 6;

the local services that are cancelled by the authority under section 6E.

signed on behalf of the authority by which the record is kept, and

certified as a true copy,

as to the form of records under this section and the particulars they must contain;

as to the particulars to be supplied to a traffic commissioner under this section.

an application under section 6 of this Act for the registration of a relevant service,

an application under section 6 of this Act for the variation of the registration of a service that, as varied, would be or continue to be a relevant service, and

an application under section 6 of this Act for the cancellation of the registration of a relevant service.

who must pay the fees and at what times, and

whether the fees are payable in one sum or in instalments.

provision for such amounts not to be payable to the traffic commissioner, and

provision that such amounts are to be paid, or not to be paid, into the Consolidated Fund.

prevent danger to road users; F63. . .

reduce severe traffic congestion F64; or

reduce or limit noise or air pollution.

those who have registered under section 6 of this Act services which are or will be operated in the area;

those who are, or are likely to be, users of such services; and

persons who are elderly or disabled.

the routes of services;

the stopping places for services;

when vehicles used in providing services may stop at such stopping places and for how long they may do so; and

such other matters as may be prescribed.

to all services operated in the area to which the conditions are expressed to apply; or

to such class of service operated there as may be specified in the conditions.

the traffic authority which made the request under subsection (1) above;

any other traffic authority likely to be affected by traffic regulation conditions determined in response to that request; or

any person who has registered under section 6 of this Act a service which is or will be operated in the area in question;

any traffic authority; or

the operator of any service affected by the conditions.

in relation to England and Wales, the council of any metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county; and

in relation to Scotland, the council of any F72local government area.

details of the conditions; and

the name of the person registering the particulars of the local service.

traffic regulation conditions; or

any other provision of a kind mentioned in subsection (5) above;

the determination, variation or revocation of any traffic regulation conditions under section 7 of this Act; or

the refusal by a traffic commissioner to comply with a request duly made under that section to determine, vary or revoke any such conditions.

in relation to any refusal to comply with a request, the person making the request.

to the High Court, where the area of the traffic commissioner concerned is in England or Wales; and

to the Court of Session, where it is in Scotland.

the person who appealed to F82him F82the tribunal;

any person who had a right to appeal to F82him F82the tribunal against the relevant decision of the traffic commissioner but did not exercise that right;

any traffic authority aggrieved by the decision; and

the traffic commissioner whose decision was appealed against.

a traffic commissioner.

becoming a public service vehicle for the purposes of the 1981 Act or any related enactment; or

ceasing (otherwise than by virtue of any provision made under section 13 of this Act) to be subject to the taxi code.

the taxi is hired in an area where a scheme made under this section is in operation;

the taxi is licensed by the licensing authority for that area; and

the hiring falls within the terms of the scheme.

in relation to the London taxi area, F86Transport for London or the holder for the time being of any office designated by F86Transport for London for the purposes of this section; and

in relation to any other area in England and Wales, the authority having responsibility for licensing taxis in that area.

designate the places in the area from which taxis may be hired under the scheme (“authorised places”);

specify the requirements to be met for the purposes of the scheme in relation to the hiring of taxis at separate fares; and

fares;

the display of any document, plate, mark or sign for indicating an authorised place or that a taxi standing at an authorised place is available for the carriage of passengers at separate fares;

the manner in which arrangements are to be made for the carriage of passengers on any such hiring as is mentioned in subsection (1) above; and

the conditions to apply to the use of a taxi on any such hiring.

a taxi is hired from an authorised place if it is standing at that place when it is hired and the persons hiring it are all present there.

becoming a public service vehicle for the purposes of the 1981 Act or any related enactment; or

ceasing (otherwise than by virtue of any provision made under section 13 of this Act) to be subject to the taxi code or (as the case may be) the hire car code.

all the passengers carried on the occasion in question booked their journeys in advance; and

each of them consented, when booking his journey, to sharing the use of the vehicle on that occasion with others on the basis that a separate fare would be payable by each passenger for his own journey on that occasion.

applies to F92a traffic commissioner for a restricted PSV operator’s licence to be granted to him under Part II of the 1981 Act; and

states in his application that he proposes to use one or more licensed taxis F93or licensed hire cars to provide a local service;

that every vehicle used under the licence shall be one for which the holder of the licence has a taxi licence F95or a private hire vehicle licence; and

that no vehicle shall be used under the licence otherwise than for the purpose of providing a local service with one or more stopping places within the area of the authority which granted F96the relevant licence for that vehicle.

sections 16(1A) and (2), 17(3)(d), 18 to 20 F104. . . and 26 of the 1981 Act; and

section 26(5) and (6) of this Act;

relating to fares payable by the hirer of a vehicle;

requiring the driver of any vehicle to accept any hiring, or to drive at the direction of a hirer, or (as the case may be) of a prospective hirer, to any place within or not exceeding any specified distance or for any period of time not exceeding a specified period from the time of hiring;

making the carriage of additional passengers in any vehicle which is currently subject to a hiring dependent on the consent of the hirer.

regulations under section 12(9) or (10) of this Act;

an order under section 13(1) of this Act or subsection (1) of this section.

regulations under section 12(9) or (10) of this Act, or

an order under section 13(1) of this Act,

any regulations made by it under section 12(9) or (10) of this Act;

any order made by it under section 13(1) of this Act or subsection (1) of this section.

if not then in force in any part of the council’s area, apply throughout that area; and

if in force in part only of its area, apply also in the remainder of that area.

require the authority to reconsider his decision; or

appeal to F114a magistrates' court.

where no call for a reconsideration of the authority’s decision is made under subsection (2) above, until the expiry of the F113designated period;

where such a reconsideration is called for, until the expiry of the F113designated periodwhich begins by reference to the decision of the authority on reconsideration.

to the use of any vehicle under a permit granted under section 19 of this Act, if and so long as the requirements under subsection (2) of that section are met; F121or

to the use of any vehicle under a permit granted under section 22 of this Act;

a holder of a licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988 was first granted a licence under that Part on or after 1st January 1997, or

a Community licence holder is authorised by virtue of section 99A(1) of that Act to drive in Great Britain a motor vehicle of any class,

not more than 3.5 tonnes, excluding any part of that weight which is attributable to specialised equipment intended for the carriage of disabled passengers, and

not more than 4.25 tonnes otherwise.

is being used by a body to whom a permit has been granted under this section;

is not being used for the carriage of members of the general public nor with a view to profit nor incidentally to an activity which is itself carried on with a view to profit;

is being used in every respect in accordance with any conditions attached to the permit; and

is not being used in contravention of any provision of regulations made under section 21 of this Act.

education;

religion;

social welfare; or

other activities of benefit to the community.

shall specify the classes of body to whom the designated body may grant permits;

may impose restrictions with respect to the grant of permits by the designated body and, in particular, may provide that no permit may be granted, either generally or in such cases as may be specified in the order, unless there are attached to the permit such conditions as may be so specified; and

may require the body to make returns F132and keep records with regard to the permits granted F133, varied or revoked by it.

education;

religion;

social welfare;

recreation; or

other activities of benefit to the community.

limiting the passengers who may be carried in any F135vehicle used under the permit to persons falling within such classes as may be specified in the permit; and

with respect to such other matters as may be prescribed.

a permit issued by a traffic commissioner may be varied or revoked by a traffic commissioner;

it is revoked under subsection (5) above; or

in the case of a permit granted by a body designated under section 19(7) of this Act, that body ceases to be so designated.

the conditions to be fulfilled by any person driving F137a public service vehicle while it is being used under a permit;

the conditions as to fitness which are to be fulfilled by any small bus used under a permit;

the form of permits; and

the documents, plates and marks to be carried by F138any vehicle while it is being used under a permit and the manner and position in which they are to be carried.

by a body concerned for the social and welfare needs of one or more communities;

without a view to profit, either on the part of that body or of anyone else; and

by means of a vehicle adapted to carry more than eight F140... passengers; and

in providing a community bus service; or

in providing a community bus service and (other than in the course of a local service) carrying passengers for hire or reward where the carriage of those passengers will directly assist the provision of the community bus service by providing financial support for it.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the driver either holds F143a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence F144or PCV Community licence (within the meaning of Part IV of the Road Traffic Act 1988) F145or a public service vehicle driver’s licence F144or PCV Community licence or fulfils any conditions prescribed in relation to a person driving a vehicle which is being used under a community bus permit; and

any vehicle used under the permit fulfils any prescribed conditions of fitness for such use.

that he is F149not satisfied with respect to the adequacy of facilities or arrangements for maintaining in a fit and serviceable condition any vehicle used under the permit;

that there has been a contravention of any condition attached to the permit; or

that a prohibition under section 9 of the 1981 Act (power to prohibit driving of unfit public service vehicles) has been imposed with respect to a vehicle used under the permit F150....

the form of community bus permits; and

the documents, plates and marks to be carried by any vehicle while it is being used under a community bus permit and the manner and position in which they are to be carried.

in subsection (8) of that section (power of traffic commissioner to dispense temporarily with conditions attached under that subsection), after the words “under this section” there shall be inserted the words “(other than a condition so attached under subsection (1A) above)”; and

in subsection (9) of that section (limited effect of conditions attached under subsection (1)), after the words “subsection (1)” there shall be inserted the words “or (1A)”.

the operator has failed to operate a local service registered under section 6 of this Act; or

the operator has operated a local service in contravention of that section F156or section F157113J(4) or (5), 118(4) F158, 123J(3) F159, 129(1)(b) or 138J(9) of the Transport Act 2000; F160or section 8(4) or section 22(1)(b) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001F161; or

the operator has failed to comply with a requirement imposed by virtue of section F163123X(7)(c), 134B(7)(c) F164or 138S(7)(c) of the Transport Act 2000; or

the operator has failed to comply with section F165134F, 138 or 140(3) of F166the Transport Act 2000; or F167; or

the operator has failed to take all reasonable steps to comply with a requirement imposed under section 143A F169or 143B of the Transport Act 2000; or

the operator has failed to comply with section 32(1) or 34(3) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001;

the arrangements for maintaining the vehicles used under the licence in a fit and serviceable condition are not adequate for the use of those vehicles in providing the local service or services in question; or

a condition attached under section 8 of this Act to the operator’s licence has been contravened;

the licence mentioned in subsection (1) above;

any other licence held by the operator;

where the operator is an undertaking, any licence held by a group undertaking in relation to that undertaking (see subsection (7) below).

a condition prohibiting the holder of the licence from using vehicles under the licence to provide any local service of a description specified in the condition;

a condition prohibiting the holder of the licence from so using vehicles to provide local services of any description.

indefinitely; or

for a period of time specified by the traffic commissioner (which may commence immediately or on a date so specified).

the danger to the public involved in the operator’s conduct; or

the frequency of conduct of the kind in question on the part of the operator.

vehicles used under the licence (or under any PSV operator’s licence previously held by the operator) have not been maintained in a fit and serviceable condition; or

the operator has been involved in arrangements with any other operator for the use of each other’s vehicles with a view to hindering enforcement of any requirements of the law relating to the operation of those vehicles;

the licence mentioned in subsection (5) above;

any other licence held by the operator;

where the operator is an undertaking, any licence held by a group undertaking in relation to that undertaking (see subsection (7) below).

attach the condition to the licence; or

if he considers that there is a good reason not to attach the condition to the licence, inform the traffic commissioner who gave the direction of that fact and of the reason.

apply only to vehicles which have their operating centre in the traffic area F187to which the licence relates; and

be in addition to (and not be taken as prejudicing in any way) any conditions attached to the licence under section 16 of the 1981 Act as to the maximum number of vehicles which the operator may at any one time use under the licence.

has, or may have, failed to operate a local service registered under section 6 of this Act; or

has, or may have, failed to operate such a service in accordance with the particulars registered under that section.

to attach a condition under section 26 of this Act, or

to make an order under section 155 of the Transport Act 2000,

by the operator, or

by a local traffic authority,

must send a copy of the report to the operator and, if any of the recommended remedial measures are for implementation by a local traffic authority, to that authority;

must, if the implementation of any of the measures in the report would affect the operation of bus services in an integrated transport area, send a copy of the report to the Integrated Transport Authority for that area;

may send a copy of the report to any one or more of the persons in subsection (7) below;

may publish the report.

the appropriate national authority,

any local traffic authority F193, Integrated Transport Authority or combined authority which the traffic commissioner considers appropriate,

the management of a local traffic authority’s road network; or

the use of their road network by different kinds of traffic or the effects of that use.

to one or more local traffic authorities; or

to local traffic authorities of a description specified in the direction.

any PSV operator’s licence held by him at the date of the making of the order under subsection (1) above (other than the licence revoked) shall be suspended (that is, shall remain in force subject to the limitation that no vehicles are authorised to be used under it); and

notwithstanding F198section 14(3) of the 1981 Act, no PSV operator’s licence may be granted to him.

operates any public service vehicles in partnership with a person who holds such a licence;

where that person was a company, in relation to any officer of that company; and

where that person operated the vehicles used under the licence in partnership with other persons, in relation to any of those other personsF202and any reference in subsection (6A) below to subsection (1) above or to subsection (4) above includes that subsection as it applies by virtue of this subsection.

cancel that order together with any direction that was given under subsection (4) above when the order was made;

cancel any such direction; or

with the consent of the person disqualified, vary the order or any such direction (or both the order and any such direction).