C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C13 Part V Financial Provisions

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. 5 (except ss. 110, 111): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C5

Pt. 5: delegation of functions (E.W.) (1.4.2016) by The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/449), arts. 1(a), 6(a)

C6

Pt. 5: functions made exercisable (E.W.) (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 8

Travel concessions apart from schemes

E2C12C13104C13 Travel concessions on services provided by Passenger Transport Executives.

1

A Passenger Transport Executive may not in exercise of their powers under section 10(1)(xiii) of the 1968 Act (power of Passenger Transport Executive to charge for services and waive their charges, etc.) provide travel concessions for persons travelling on any public passenger transport service provided by the Executive F3otherwise than in accordance with a scheme established under section 93 of this Act or in accordance with F1section 145A(1) of the Transport Act 2000, except where those concessions are provided under any agreement or arrangements under which the whole of the cost of providing those concessions is to be met by a person other than that Executive or the F6Authority for that Executive’s area.

2

The approval of the F7Authority for F8 an integrated transport area or a passenger transport area under section 15(2) of the 1968 Act (approval of F7Authority required for alterations by Executive in general level of charges and for reduction or waiver of charges by Executive) shall not be required for travel concessions granted by the Passenger Transport Executive for that area for persons travelling on any public passenger transport service provided by the Executive if those concessions are granted—

a

in accordance with any scheme established under section 93 of this Act by any authority other than the F7Authority for that Executive’s area or (as the case may be) by authorities who do not include that F7Authority; F4...

F5aa

in accordance with F2section 145A(1) of the Transport Act 2000; or

b

where that Executive’s area is in England and Wales, in pursuance of arrangements made with that Executive F11

i

by any local authority within the meaning of the Care Act 2014 in the discharge of their functions under Part 1 of that Act (meeting needs for care and support), or

F12ii

by any local authority within the meaning of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in the discharge of their functions under Part 4 of that Act (meeting needs).

or correspond to travel concessions under any scheme established under section 93 of this Act by the F7Authority for that Executive’s area or (as the case may be) by authorities who include that Passenger Transport Authority.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2) above, travel concessions granted by the Executive for F9an integrated transport area or a passenger transport area on any such service correspond to travel concessions under any such scheme if they are—

a

of the same value;

b

available subject to the same terms, limitations or conditions; and

c

available to persons of the same description;

as the travel concessions provided under that scheme.

F104

In this section “Authority”, in relation to an area, means the Integrated Transport Authority or, as the case may be, the Passenger Transport Authority for that area.

E1C12104 Travel concessions on services provided by Passenger Transport Executives.

1

A Passenger Transport Executive may not in exercise of their powers under section 10(1)(xiii) of the 1968 Act (power of Passenger Transport Executive to charge for services and waive their charges, etc.) provide travel concessions for persons travelling on any public passenger transport service provided by the Executive other than persons of any description eligible in accordance with section 93(7) of this Act to receive travel concessions under a travel concession scheme established under that section, except where those concessions are provided under any agreement or arrangements under which the whole of the cost of providing those concessions is to be met by a person other than that Executive or the Passenger Transport Authority for that Executive’s area.

2

The approval of the Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area under section 15(2) of the 1968 Act (approval of Passenger Transport Authority required for alterations by Executive in general level of charges and for reduction or waiver of charges by Executive) shall not be required for travel concessions granted by the Passenger Transport Executive for that area for persons travelling on any public passenger transport service provided by the Executive if those concessions are granted—

a

in accordance with any scheme established under section 93 of this Act by any authority other than the Passenger Transport Authority for that Executive’s area or (as the case may be) by authorities who do not include that Passenger Transport Authority; or

b

where that Executive’s area is in England and Wales, in pursuance of arrangements made with that Executive F11

i

by any local authority within the meaning of the Care Act 2014 in the discharge of their functions under Part 1 of that Act (meeting needs for care and support), or

ii

by any local authority within the meaning of the M1National Assistance Act 1948 in exercise of their powers under section 29 of that Act (welfare arrangements for handicapped persons);

or correspond to travel concessions under any scheme established under section 93 of this Act by the Passenger Transport Authority for that Executive’s area or (as the case may be) by authorities who include that Passenger Transport Authority.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2) above, travel concessions granted by the Executive for a passenger transport area on any such service correspond to travel concessions under any such scheme if they are—

a

of the same value;

b

available subject to the same terms, limitations or conditions; and

c

available to persons of the same description;

as the travel concessions provided under that scheme.