87 Interpretation of Part IV.E+W+S
In this Part of this Act—
(a)references to the initial company shall be read, in relation to any passenger transport area, in accordance with section 60(1) of this Act;
(b)references to a council operating a bus undertaking shall be read in accordance with section 66(2) of this Act;
(c)references to—
(i)a service for the carriage of passengers by road which requires a PSV operator’s licence;
(ii)the provision of any such service by any council; and
(iii)the bus undertaking of any council operating a bus undertaking;
shall be read in accordance with the relevant provisions of section 66(7) of this Act;
(d)references to a joint undertaking of which any council’s bus undertaking forms part shall be read in accordance with section 67(6) of this Act; and
(e)references to—
(i)a public transport company;
(ii)a public transport company’s controlling authority;
(iii)a composite authority;
(iv)component councils of a composite authority; and
(v)an associated company;
shall be read in accordance with the relevant provisions of section 72 of this Act. [F1and
(f)references to a district council shall be read, in relation to Wales, as references to a county council or county borough council, and references to a district shall be so read as references to a county or, as the case may be, county borough.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 87(f) and word
“and”
immediately preceding added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 39(8) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1