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(1)Subject to subsection (2) below and to section 36 of this Act, a London local service shall not be provided except under a London local service licence granted in accordance with the following provisions of this Part of this Act.
(2)A London local service licence is not required for the provision by any person under an agreement with the Railways Board of any service secured by the Board under section 4A of the 1962 Act (Board's power to secure the provision of bus services where a railway service has been temporarily interrupted or discontinued).
(3)The traffic commissioner for the Metropolitan Traffic Area (referred to below in this Part of this Act as the metropolitan traffic commissioner) shall be responsible for granting London local service licences.
(4)Subject to subsection (5) below and to section 39(4) of this Act, a London local service licence shall be of no effect at any time at which the holder does not also hold—
(a)a PSV operator's licence granted by the metropolitan traffic commissioner or by the traffic commissioner for any other traffic area, not being a licence which is at that time of no effect by reason of its suspension; or
(b)a permit under section 22 of this Act.
(5)Subsection (4) above does not apply to a London local service licence held by a local education authority.
(6)Subject to section 68(3) of the 1981 Act (as applied by section 127(4) of this Act), if a London local service is provided in contravention of subsection (1) above, the operator of the service shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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