Part II Local transport
Supplementary
160 Part II: regulations and orders.
(1)
Any power to make regulations or orders under this Part—
(a)
is exercisable by statutory instrument,
(b)
includes power to make different provision for different cases, and
(c)
may be exercised so as to make incidental, consequential, supplementary or transitional provision or savings.
(2)
A statutory instrument containing regulations or an order made by a Minister of the Crown under this Part (whether alone or jointly with the National Assembly for Wales) F1, other than an order under section 155(1A)(d), shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F2(3)
A statutory instrument containing an order under section 155(1A)(d) shall not be made—
(a)
as respects England, unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament;
(b)
as respects Wales, unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.
161 Part II: minor and consequential amendments.
Schedule 11 makes minor and consequential amendments relating to this Part.
162 Interpretation of Part II.
(1)
In this Part—
“appropriate national authority”, in relation to a quality partnership scheme, a quality contracts scheme or a ticketing scheme, means—
(a)
the Secretary of State, as respects a scheme relating to an area in England,
(b)
the National Assembly for Wales, as respects a scheme relating to an area in Wales, or
(c)
the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales acting jointly, as respects a scheme relating to an area in England and Wales,
F3“bus services” means services using public service vehicles,
“community bus permit” means a permit under section 22 of the M1Transport Act 1985,
“connecting rail or tram service” has the meaning given in section 135(5),
“disabled person” has the meaning given in section 146,
“elderly person” has the meaning given in section 146,
“eligible service” has the meaning given in section 146,
F4“exempt continuation proposal” is to be read in accordance with section 131B,
F5“half-price travel concession” has the meaning given in section 146,
“local transport authority” has the meaning given in section 108(4),
F6“local transport policies” has the meaning given in section 108(5),
F7“London authority” has the meaning given in section 146,
“London transport authority” means the Greater London Authority, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London,
F8“QCS board” is to be read in accordance with section 126A(1),
“quality contract” has the meaning given in section 124(4),
“quality contracts scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 124(3),
“quality partnership scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 114(2),
“railway” and “tramway” have the meanings given in section 67(1) of the M2Transport and Works Act 1992,
“relevant time” has the meaning given in section 146,
“ticketing scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 135(3),
“traffic regulation order” means an order under the M3Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or any other enactment (other than this Act) regulating the use of roads or other places by public service vehicles, and
“travel concession authority” has the meaning given in section 146.
(2)
In this Part the expressions listed below have the same meaning as in the M4Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981—
“fares”,
“modification”,
“public service vehicle”,
“PSV operator’s licence”,
“road”, and
“traffic commissioner”.
(3)
In this Part the expressions listed below have the same meaning as in the M5Transport Act 1985—
“local service”,
“public passenger transport services”,
“stopping place”, and
“traffic area”.
(4)
Where a reference to an authority in any of the following provisions is to F9an Integrated Transport Authority, it is to be construed as a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive for the F10integrated transport area concerned; and where a reference to authorities in any of those provisions is to one or more F11Integrated Transport Authorities, it is to be construed as a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive or Executives for the F10integrated transport area or areas concerned—
F17(4A)
Where a reference to an authority in any of the following provisions is to an Integrated Transport Authority, it is to be construed as including a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive for the integrated transport area concerned—
section 153(2)(a),
in Schedule 10, paragraph 17(5)(b) and (8).
(5)
References in this Part to F18Integrated Transport Authorities and Passenger Transport Executives and to F19integrated transport areas are references respectively to the F18Integrated Transport Authorities and Passenger Transport Executives, and to F19integrated transport areas, for the purposes of Part II of the M6Transport Act 1968.
F20(5A)
In this Part “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
F21(6)
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(7)
References in this Part to the operator of a passenger transport service of any description are to be construed in accordance with section 137(7) of the M7Transport Act 1985.