C1 Part V Financial Provisions

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

Travel concessions apart from schemes

E2105 Travel concessions on services provided by local authorities.

1

Where the council of any county or district in England and Wales or of any F5local government area in Scotland are operating any public passenger transport service, they shall have power to provide travel concessions for persons travelling on that service F4in accordance with a scheme established under section 93 of this Act or in accordance with F6section 145A(1) or 145B(1) of the Transport Act 2000.

2

In respect of travel concessions provided under this section, any such council may, if they think fit, from time to time transfer to the credit of the account of their transport undertaking sums from the general . . . F7 fund or, where that council is the council of any F5local governmentarea in Scotland, from the general fund (within the meaning of section 93 of the M2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973).

F82A

In subsection (2) above, the reference to the general fund shall be read, in relation to Wales, as a reference to the council fund.

3

Sums so transferred must not exceed the cost to the council concerned of providing the concessions or so much of that cost as would not apart from subsection (2) above fall to be met out of the fund there mentioned.

E1105 Travel concessions on services provided by local authorities.

1

Where the council of any county or district in England and Wales or of any F1local government area in Scotland are operating any public passenger transport service, they shall have power to provide travel concessions for persons travelling on that service 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.

2

In respect of travel concessions provided under this section, any such council may, if they think fit, from time to time transfer to the credit of the account of their transport undertaking sums from the general . . . F2 fund or, where that council is the council of any F1local governmentarea in Scotland, from the general fund (within the meaning of section 93 of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973).

F32A

In subsection (2) above, the reference to the general fund shall be read, in relation to Wales, as a reference to the council fund.

3

Sums so transferred must not exceed the cost to the council concerned of providing the concessions or so much of that cost as would not apart from subsection (2) above fall to be met out of the fund there mentioned.