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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Air traffic

    1. Chapter I Air traffic services

      1. General duties

        1. 1. Secretary of State’s general duty.

        2. 2. CAA’s general duty.

      2. Restrictions

        1. 3. Restrictions on providing services.

        2. 4. Exemptions.

        3. 5. Licences: general.

        4. 6. Licences: grant.

        5. 7. Licences: provisions.

        6. 8. Duties of licence holders.

        7. 9. Power to exclude services from effect of section 8.

        8. 10. Breach of duties or conditions.

      3. Modification of licences

        1. 11. Modification by agreement.

        2. 12. References to Competition Commission.

        3. 12A. References under section 12: time limits

        4. 12B. References under section 12: application of Enterprise Act 2002

        5. 13. Reports on references.

        6. 14. Modification following report.

        7. 15. Commission’s power to give direction.

        8. 16. Position where Commission gives direction.

        9. 17. Commission’s duty as to modifications under section 16.

        10. 18. Sections 15 and 16: general.

        11. 19. Modification by order under other enactments.

      4. Enforcement

        1. 20. Orders for securing compliance.

        2. 21. Exceptions.

        3. 22. Procedural requirements.

        4. 23. Validity of orders.

        5. 24. Effect of orders.

        6. 25. Power to obtain information.

      5. Administration orders etc.

        1. 26. Protection of licence companies etc.

        2. 27. Duty to make order.

        3. 28. Power to make order.

        4. 29. Air traffic administration orders.

        5. 30. Petitions and orders: supplementary.

        6. 31. Government financial help.

        7. 32. Guarantees under section 31.

        8. 33. Northern Ireland.

      6. Miscellaneous

        1. 34. Investigations.

        2. 35. Register.

        3. 36. Land.

        4. 37. Licence holders as statutory undertakers.

        5. 38. Directions in interests of national security etc.

        6. 39. Directions relating to the environment.

      7. Interpretation

        1. 40. Interpretation.

    2. Chapter II Transfer schemes

      1. Introduction

        1. 41. Meaning of transfer scheme.

        2. 42. Transfer schemes: supplementary.

      2. CAA’s schemes

        1. 43. Transfer schemes made by CAA.

        2. 44. Effect of scheme made by CAA.

      3. Secretary of State’s schemes

        1. 45. Transfer schemes made by Secretary of State.

        2. 46. Information for purposes of section 45.

      4. Accounting provisions

        1. 47. Accounting provisions.

        2. 48. Accounting provisions: interpretation.

      5. Ownership of transferee companies

        1. 49. Issue of securities.

        2. 50. Government investment in securities.

        3. 51. Crown shareholding.

      6. Transferee companies: other provisions

        1. 52. Loans.

        2. 53. Guarantees.

        3. 54. Grants.

        4. 55. Trustee investments.

        5. 56. Shadow directors.

      7. Extinguishment of liabilities

        1. 57. Extinguishment of liabilities.

        2. 58. Securities to be issued.

        3. 59. Securities: other provisions.

      8. Miscellaneous

        1. 60. Enforcement of certain obligations.

        2. 61. Special provisions about land.

        3. 62. Exercise of functions through nominees.

        4. 63. Further provisions about transfer schemes.

        5. 64. Tax.

      9. Interpretation

        1. 65. Interpretation.

    3. Chapter III Air navigation

      1. 66. Air navigation: directions.

      2. 67. National security.

      3. 68. Directions: further provision.

      4. 69. Directions: supplementary.

      5. 70. General duty.

      6. 71. Information for purposes of Chapter III.

      7. 72. Interpretation.

    4. Chapter IV Charges for air services

      1. Charges

        1. 73. Charges for services.

        2. 74. Publication, commencement, amendment and revocation.

        3. 75. Specifications: supplementary.

        4. 76. Liability, recovery etc.

        5. 77. Chargeable air services.

        6. 78. Amounts for recovery etc.

        7. 79. Further duties of the CAA.

        8. 80. Secretary of State’s duties.

      2. Miscellaneous

        1. 81. Records.

        2. 82. Offences.

        3. 83. Detention and sale.

      3. Interpretation

        1. 84. Interpretation.

    5. Chapter V Competition

      1. 85. Interpretation of Chapter V.

      2. 86. Functions exercisable by CAA and Director.

      3. 87. CAA’s 1973 Act functions.

      4. 88. CAA’s 1998 Act functions.

      5. 89. Carrying out functions.

    6. Chapter VI Miscellaneous and general

      1. Miscellaneous

        1. 90. Publication of information and advice.

        2. 91. Review and information.

        3. 92. Secretary of State’s directions to CAA.

        4. 93. Control in time of hostilities etc.

        5. 94. Orders for possession of aerodromes etc.

        6. 95. Sections 93 and 94: interpretation.

        7. 96. Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme.

        8. 97. Amendments.

      2. General interpretation

        1. 98. Air traffic services.

        2. 99. The CAA.

      3. Other general provisions

        1. 100. Service of documents.

        2. 101. Making of false statements etc.

        3. 102. Disclosure of information.

        4. 103. Orders and regulations.

        5. 104. Directions.

        6. 105. Crown application.

        7. 106. The Crown: other provisions.

        8. 107. Extension outside United Kingdom.

  3. Part II Local transport

    1. Local transport plans and bus strategies

      1. 108. Local transport plans.

      2. 109. Further provision about plans.

      3. 110. Bus strategies.

      4. 111. Consultation and publicity about bus strategies.

      5. 112. Plans and strategies: supplementary.

      6. 113. Role of metropolitan district councils.

    2. Bus services: quality partnership schemes

      1. 114. Quality partnership schemes.

      2. 115. Notice and consultation requirements.

      3. 116. Making of scheme.

      4. 117. Postponement of scheme.

      5. 118. Effect of scheme.

      6. 119. Regulations about schemes involving existing facilities.

      7. 120. Variation or revocation of schemes.

      8. 121. Variation: supplementary.

      9. 122. Regulations about schemes.

      10. 123. Guidance about schemes.

    3. Bus services: quality contracts schemes

      1. 124. Quality contracts schemes.

      2. 125. Notice and consultation requirements.

      3. 126. Approval of proposed scheme.

      4. 127. Making of scheme.

      5. 128. Postponement of scheme.

      6. 129. Effect of scheme.

      7. 130. Tendering for quality contracts.

      8. 131. Exceptions from section 130.

      9. 132. Variation or revocation of scheme.

      10. 133. Regulations about schemes.

      11. 134. Transitional provision about schemes.

    4. Bus services: ticketing schemes

      1. 135. Joint and through ticketing schemes.

      2. 136. Notice and consultation requirements.

      3. 137. Making of scheme.

      4. 138. Effect of scheme.

    5. Bus services: provision of information

      1. 139. Information about bus services.

      2. 140. Duty of authority to make information available.

      3. 141. Bus information: supplementary.

    6. Bus services: miscellaneous

      1. 142. Traffic regulation conditions to reduce or limit pollution.

      2. 143. Power to obtain information about local services.

      3. 144. Civil penalties for bus lane contraventions.

    7. Mandatory travel concessions outside Greater London

      1. 145. Mandatory concessions outside Greater London.

      2. 146. Mandatory concessions: supplementary.

      3. 147. Variation of mandatory concessions.

      4. 148. Enforcement.

      5. 149. Reimbursement of operators.

      6. 150. Procedure for reimbursement arrangements determined by authority.

    8. Travel concessions in Greater London

      1. 151. Concessions in Greater London.

    9. Financial and competition provisions

      1. 152. Agreements providing for service subsidies.

      2. 153. Competition test for exercise of bus functions.

      3. 154. Grants to bus service operators.

      4. 155. Penalties.

      5. 156. Non-metropolitan transport grants.

      6. 157. Grants to Passenger Transport Authorities.

      7. 158. Repayment of grants towards bus fuel duty.

      8. 159. Abolition of financial plans of Passenger Transport Executives.

    10. Supplementary

      1. 160. Part II: regulations and orders.

      2. 161. Part II: minor and consequential amendments.

      3. 162. Interpretation of Part II.

  4. Part III Road user charging and workplace parking levy

    1. Chapter I Road user charging

      1. Charging schemes

        1. 163. Preliminary.

        2. 164. Local charging schemes.

        3. 165. Joint local charging schemes.

        4. 166. Joint local-London charging schemes.

        5. 167. Trunk road charging schemes.

      2. Making of charging schemes

        1. 168. Charging schemes to be made by order.

        2. 169. Confirmation of charging schemes.

        3. 170. Charging schemes: consultation and inquiries.

      3. Contents of charging schemes

        1. 171. Matters to be dealt with in charging schemes.

        2. 172. Charging schemes: exemptions etc.

      4. Enforcement of charging schemes

        1. 173. Penalty charges.

        2. 174. Examination, entry, search and seizure.

        3. 175. Immobilisation etc.

      5. Supplementary

        1. 176. Equipment etc.

        2. 177. Traffic signs.

    2. Chapter II Workplace parking levy

      1. Licensing schemes

        1. 178. Preliminary.

        2. 179. Local licensing schemes.

        3. 180. Joint local licensing schemes.

        4. 181. Joint local-London licensing schemes.

        5. 182. Workplace parking places.

      2. Making of licensing schemes

        1. 183. Licensing schemes to be made by order.

        2. 184. Confirmation of licensing schemes.

        3. 185. Licensing schemes: consultation and inquiries.

      3. Contents of licensing schemes and licences

        1. 186. Matters to be dealt with in licensing schemes.

        2. 187. Licensing schemes: exemptions etc.

        3. 188. Licences.

      4. Enforcement of licensing schemes

        1. 189. Penalty charges.

        2. 190. Rights of entry.

    3. Chapter III General and supplementary

      1. 191. Financial provisions about schemes.

      2. 192. Powers of authorities.

      3. 193. Guidance.

      4. 194. Information.

      5. 195. Determination of disputes, appeals and evidence.

      6. 196. Crown application.

      7. 197. Part III: regulations and orders.

      8. 198. Interpretation of Part III.

      9. 199. Amendments of Greater London Authority Act.

      10. 200. Exemption from local non-domestic rating.

  5. Part IV Railways

    1. Chapter I The Strategic Rail Authority

      1. The Authority

        1. 201. The Authority.

        2. 202. Membership and chairing.

        3. 203. Other senior appointments.

        4. 204. Further provisions.

      2. Purposes, strategies and exercise of functions

        1. 205. Purposes.

        2. 206. Strategies.

        3. 207. Manner of exercise of functions.

        4. 208. Directions, guidance and advice by Scottish Ministers.

        5. 209. Directions, guidance and advice: supplementary.

        6. 210. Validity of transactions.

      3. Securing provision of railway services and assets etc.

        1. 211. Financial assistance etc.

        2. 212. Securing of services by franchising.

        3. 213. Limited additional powers to provide railway services.

        4. 214. Securing provision of substitute bus and taxi services.

      4. Functions of Franchising Director, Regulator and Board

        1. 215. Assumption of functions of Franchising Director.

        2. 216. Assumption of certain functions of Regulator.

        3. 217. Assumption of Board’s functions relating to transport police.

        4. 218. Functions relating to Board’s property.

      5. Other powers

        1. 219. Power to make bye-laws.

        2. 220. Power to make transfer schemes.

        3. 221. Power to promote and oppose Bills.

        4. 222. Other incidental powers.

    2. Chapter II Other provisions about railways

      1. Directions to provide etc. railway facilities

        1. 223. Regulator’s power to require provision etc. of railway facilities.

      2. Objectives of Regulator and Secretary of State

        1. 224. Amendment of objectives.

      3. Enforcement regime

        1. 225. Penalties.

        2. 226. Orders for securing compliance.

      4. Consultative committees

        1. 227. Renaming of committees.

        2. 228. Extension of functions.

        3. 229. Financial and procedural changes.

      5. Access agreements

        1. 230. Regulator’s general approvals of access agreements etc.

        2. 231. Review of access charges by Regulator.

        3. 232. Amendment of access agreements.

        4. 233. Prospective facility owners, proposed facilities etc.

      6. Closures

        1. 234. Transfer of Regulator’s functions to Secretary of State.

        2. 235. Publication of proposed closures at stations.

        3. 236. Conditions.

        4. 237. Closure of unnecessary track to be minor closure.

        5. 238. General determinations of minor closures.

        6. 239. Operator’s duty to continue.

      7. The Board

        1. 240. Transfer of Board’s property etc. to Secretary of State.

        2. 241. Winding down and abolition of Board.

      8. Competition

        1. 242. Licence modifications following Competition Commission report.

        2. 243. Competition functions of Regulator.

      9. Pensions

        1. 244. Authority’s duty to continue Board’s practice of indexation.

        2. 245. Amendments of pension protection provisions.

      10. Miscellaneous

        1. 246. Passenger Transport Executives.

        2. 247. Standards.

        3. 248. Substitute services to be suitable for disabled passengers.

        4. 249. Freight assistance by Scottish Ministers and Welsh Assembly.

        5. 250. Taxation of transfers.

        6. 251. Abolition of requirements for Treasury approval.

    3. Chapter III Supplementary

      1. 252. Part IV: minor and consequential amendments.

      2. 253. Part IV: transitionals and savings.

      3. 254. Interpretation of Part IV.

  6. Part V Miscellaneous and supplementary

    1. Charges for street works on highway

      1. 255. Charge for whole duration of works.

      2. 256. Charges where works unreasonably prolonged.

    2. Driver training and driving instructors

      1. 257. Compulsory driver training courses.

      2. 258. Register of approved instructors: destination of appeals.

      3. 259. Taking effect of decisions about instructors.

      4. 260. Training and instructors: minor and consequential amendments.

    3. Licensing of operators of goods vehicles

      1. 261. Increase of fine for breach of obligation to hold operator’s licence.

      2. 262. Detention of vehicle used without operator’s licence.

      3. 263. Addition of specified vehicles to operator’s licence.

    4. Type approvals: exemptions

      1. 264. Type approval: individual exemptions.

    5. Licensing of private hire vehicles

      1. 265. Vehicles subject to regulation as private hire vehicles.

    6. Enforcement of requirements relating to drivers’ hours

      1. 266. Power to prohibit driving of vehicle.

    7. Appeals relating to London service permits

      1. 267. London service permits: appeals.

    8. Quiet lanes and home zones and rural road speed limits

      1. 268. Quiet lanes and home zones.

      2. 269. Report on rural road speed limits.

    9. School crossing patrols

      1. 270. School crossing patrols.

    10. Stands etc. for bicycles or motor cycles

      1. 271. Stands etc. for bicycles or motor cycles.

    11. Financial assistance: inland waterway and sea freight

      1. 272. Financial assistance for inland waterway and sea freight.

    12. Supplementary

      1. 273. Offences: general.

      2. 274. Repeals and revocations.

      3. 275. Commencement.

      4. 276. Transitionals and savings.

      5. 277. Power to make amendments.

      6. 278. Financial provision.

      7. 279. Extent.

      8. 280. Short title.

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