6(1)In paragraphs 7 to 12 below—E+W+S
“local service” means a local service which is not a London local service;
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“road service licence” has the same meaning as in the 1981 Act; and
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(2)Section 135(3) of this Act shall not apply to any regulations made under paragraphs 7 to 11 below.
(3)For the purposes of paragraph 8 below, a local service is improved if, but only if, there is any increase in—
(a)the frequency of the service;
(b)the length of its route;
(c)the number of stopping places for the service; or
(d)the number of passengers which can be carried by the service taken as a whole.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 6 para. 6(1): definitions of "relevant authority" and "the transitional period" repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 14