SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Further amendments: advanced quality partnership schemes
Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)
I11
The Transport Act 1985 is amended as follows.
I22
1
Section 6 (registration of local services) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2A), in paragraph (a)—
a
after “section” insert “
113D(1) or
”
;
b
for “(quality” substitute “
(advanced quality partnership schemes and quality
”
.
I33
1
Section 6A (applications for registration where restrictions are in force) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), in paragraph (a)—
a
after “section” insert “
113D(1) or
”
;
b
after “case of” insert “
an advanced quality partnership scheme or
”
.
3
In subsection (8), in paragraph (c), after “section” insert “
113J(4) or (5) or
”
.
4
In subsection (12)—
a
at the appropriate place insert—
“advanced quality partnership scheme” means a scheme under section 113C of the Transport Act 2000;
b
for the definition of “registration criteria” substitute—
“registration criteria”—
a
in relation to an advanced quality partnership scheme, means the criteria specified in the scheme by virtue of section 113D(3) of the Transport Act 2000;
b
in relation to a quality partnership scheme, means the criteria specified in the scheme by virtue of section 114(3C) of the Transport Act 2000;
c
in the definition of “relevant operator”, in paragraph (a), after “section” insert “
113J(4) or (5) or
”
.
I44
In section 26 (conditions attached to a PSV operator's licence), in subsection (1), in paragraph (b), after “section or section” insert “
113J(4) or (5),
”
.
I55
In section 82 (bus stations: restrictions on discriminatory practices, etc), in subsection (4A), in the words before paragraph (a), after “to” insert “
an advanced quality partnership scheme or
”
.
Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
I66
The Transport Act 2000 (as amended by the Local Transport Act 2008) is amended as follows.
I77
1
Section 114 (quality partnership schemes) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), at the end insert “(but this is subject to subsection (1A)).
3
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
A local transport authority whose area is in England may exercise the power to make a quality partnership scheme only if—
a
they are acting jointly with one or more other local transport authorities, and
b
at least one of those other local transport authorities is an authority whose area is in Wales.
I88
1
Section 153 (competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), in paragraph (a), after “to” insert “
advanced quality partnership schemes,
”
.
3
In subsection (3), in the definition of “voluntary agreement”, after “under” insert “
sections 113C to 113O (advanced quality partnership schemes), or under
”
.
I99
In section 155 (sanctions), in subsection (1), in paragraph (b), after “section”, in the second place it occurs, insert “
113J(4) or (5),
”
.
I1010
In section 162 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), at the appropriate place insert—
“advanced quality partnership scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 113C(2),
I1111
1
Schedule 10 (competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 1 (functions to which Part 1 of Schedule 10 applies)—
a
in sub-paragraph (1), before paragraph (a) insert—
za
making and varying advanced quality partnership schemes,
b
in sub-paragraph (2), before paragraph (a) insert—
za
in the case of the function of making or varying an advanced quality partnership scheme, once notice of a proposal to make or vary it has been given under section 113G(1),
3
In paragraph 12 (enforcement of decisions of Competition and Markets Authority), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “varying” insert “
an advanced quality partnership scheme,
”
.
4
In paragraph 17 (interpretation of Part 2 of Schedule 10), in sub-paragraph (5)(c), at the beginning insert “
an advanced quality partnership scheme,
”
.