Transport Act 2000

146 Mandatory concessions: supplementary.E+W

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In this Part—

  • “disabled person” means a person who—

    (a)

    is blind or partially sighted,

    (b)

    is profoundly or severely deaf,

    (c)

    is without speech,

    (d)

    has a disability, or has suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to walk,

    (e)

    does not have arms or has long-term loss of the use of both arms,

    (f)

    has a learning disability, that is, a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning, or

    (g)

    would, if he applied for the grant of a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988, have his application refused pursuant to section 92 of that Act (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol,

  • [F1“elderly person” means a person who has attained the age of 60 years,]

  • “eligible service” means—

    (a)

    F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    (b)

    F2... a bus service of a class specified in an order made by the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales),

  • F3“a half-price travel concession”, in relation to a journey, means reduction of the fare for the journey to not more than one-half of that applicable to an adult who is not entitled to any reduction,

  • [F4“London authority” means a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London,]

  • “relevant time” means—

    (a)

    any time on a Saturday or Sunday or on any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the M2Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, or

    (b)

    a time during the period from 9.30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on any other day, and

  • “travel concession authority” means—

    (a)

    [F5a council of a non-metropolitan district in England comprised in an area for which there is no county council,]

    (b)

    [F6a county council in England,]

    (ba)

    [F7a London authority,]

    (c)

    a Passenger Transport Executive for [F8an integrated transport area] in England, F9...

    (ca)

    [F10the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or]

    (d)

    a county council or county borough council in Wales.

Textual Amendments

F2Words in s. 146(1) repealed (1.5.2002 for E. and 14.8.2002 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. II; S.I. 2002/1014, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 (with transitional provisions in art. 3); S.I. 2002/2024, art. 2(b)

F3Definition of “a half-price travel concession” in s. 146 omitted (E.) (1.4.2006) by virtue of The Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3224), arts. 1(3), 3(3) (with art. 3(5)) but subsequently extended (E.) (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), s. 15(1), Sch. 2 para. 12; S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F4Words in s. 146 inserted (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. 2(2), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F6Words in s. 146 substituted (1.5.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by The Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (Variation of Reimbursement and Other Administrative Arrangements) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1179), arts. 1(2)(b)(3)(a), 2(3) (with art. 3)

F7Words in s. 146 inserted (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. 2(3)(a), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F9Word in s. 146 repealed (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), s. 15(1), Sch. 3; S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F10Words in s. 146 inserted (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. 2(3)(b), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I1S. 146 wholly in force at 1.8.2001; s. 146 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 275(1)(2); s. 146 in force (E.) (1.1.2001 and 1.2.2001 for specified purposes otherwise 1.6.2001) by S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2, Sch. Pts. I, IV; s. 146 in force (W.) at 1.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 6

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