C2Part II Local transport
Bus services: quality partnership schemes
I1C1115 Notice and consultation requirements.
1
If an authority or authorities propose to make a quality partnership scheme, they must give notice of the proposed scheme in at least one newspaper circulating in the area to which it relates.
2
The notice must either contain full details of the facilities and standards of services F1, and of any registration restrictions and registration criteria, or state where such details may be inspected.
3
After giving notice of the proposed scheme, the authority or authorities must consult—
a
all operators of local services who would, in the opinion of the authority or authorities, be affected by it,
b
such organisations appearing to the authority or authorities to be representative of users of local services as they think fit,
c
any other relevant local authority any part of whose area would, in the opinion of the authority or authorities, be affected by it,
F3d
a traffic commissioner,
e
the chief officer of police for each police area covering the whole or part of that area, and
f
such other persons as the authority or authorities think fit.
4
For the purpose of subsection (3)(c) the following are relevant local authorities—
a
local transport authorities,
F2b
district councils in England,
c
London transport authorities, and
d
councils in Scotland.
Pt. 2: power to amend conferred (17.10.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13), ss. 8(1), 9(1)(2), 10(1)(2), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)