Transport Act 2000

154 Grants to bus service operators.E+W

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(1)The Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may make grants to operators of eligible bus services towards their costs in operating those services.

(2)The Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may make provision by regulations as to the method of calculation of grants.

(3)Subject to the provisions of any such regulations, grants under this section shall be of such amount and subject to such conditions (including conditions requiring their repayment in specified circumstances) as may be determined by—

(a)the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury (as respects England), or

(b)the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales).

(4)A determination under subsection (3) may be made either generally or in relation to particular cases or classes of case.

(5)In this section “eligible bus services” means bus services of a class (or using vehicles of a class) prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales).

(6)Section 92 of the M1Finance Act 1965 (grants towards duty charged on bus fuel) and section 111 of the M2Transport Act 1985 (unregistered and unreliable local services: reduction of fuel duty grant) cease to have effect.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4S. 154(1): functions made exercisable (with modifications) (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 16

C5S. 154(1): functions made exercisable concurrently (with modifications) (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 19

Commencement Information

I1S. 154 wholly in force at 14.8.2002; s. 154 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 275(1)(2); s. 154(1)-(5) in force (E.) at 1.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to the savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II); s. 154(1)-(5) in force (W.) at 1.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 9; s. 154(6) in force (E.) at 1.5.2002 by S.I. 2002/1014, art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1 (with transitional provisions in art. 3); s. 154(6) in force (W.) at 14.8.2002 by S.I. 2002/2024, art. 2(a)

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