the obligation placed on a F4local authority by section 508B(1), section 508F(1), F5... or section 509AA(7)(b) or (9)(a) of the Education Act 1996 (provision of transport etc);

the exercise of the power of a F4local authority under section 508C(1) of that Act; F6...

arrangements made by a F4local 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) F8, (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.

the prescribed particulars of the service have been registered with F9a 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 114(3A) of the Transport Act 2000 (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,

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,

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,

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 F14a 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 F14a 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 F17a traffic commissioner unless the applicant gives to F17a traffic commissioner such information F17as a traffic commissioner may reasonably require in connection with the application;

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

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 F19a 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 114(3A) of the Transport Act 2000 are in force in the case of 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 F23... 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 F24a 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 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.

prevent danger to road users; F36. . .

reduce severe traffic congestion F37; 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 F44local 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 F54him F54the tribunal;

any person who had a right to appeal to F54him F54the 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.