Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)

[F1 PART 5A E+W+S PASSENGERS’ COUNCIL: ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS IN ENGLAND

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 5A inserted (25.2.2010) by The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/439), arts. 1, 3

112L Interpretation of Part 5A E+W+S

(1) In this Part—

• “domestic coach service” means a bus service which—

  (a)

  carries passengers at separate fares; and

  (b)

  is not a local service;

• “local traffic authority” has the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

• “local transport authority” has the meaning given by section 108(4) of the Transport Act 2000;

• “London road passenger transport services or facilities” means road passenger transport services or facilities—

  (a)

  provided by Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries;

  (b)

  provided in pursuance of an agreement entered into by Transport for London or in pursuance of a transport subsidiary’s agreement; or

  (c)

  otherwise authorised by Transport for London to be provided;

• “promoter”, in the case of any tramway passenger services, means the person authorised to secure the provision of those services with whom the operator of the services has entered into an agreement granting the operator the right to operate them;

• “road passenger transport facility” has the meaning given by section 112A(3);

• “road passenger transport service” has the meaning given by section 112A(1) and (2);

• “subsidiary”, in relation to Transport for London, has the same meaning as in the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (see section 424(1) of that Act);

• “tramway” has the meaning given by section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992;

• “tramway passenger service” means any service for the carriage of passengers by tramway;

• “transport subsidiary’s agreement” has the same meaning as in the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (see section 169 of that Act).

(2) Where, by virtue of this Part, a person is required to submit information or documents to the Passengers’ Council, the information or documents may be transmitted to an electronic address and in an electronic form specified by the Council.]