London Passenger Transport Act 1933

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Constitution and General Powers of London Passenger Transport Board.

   1. 1. Establishment of London Passenger Transport Board.

   2. 2. Incorporation, proceedings and officers of Board.

   3. 3. General duty of Board as to passenger transport.

   4. 4. Provisions as to members of Board.

3. PART II The Undertaking of the Board.

   1. Transfer to the Board of existing Undertakings.

      1. 5. Transfer to Board of passenger transport undertakings.

      2. 6. Provisions relating to Associated Equipment Company, Limited.

      3. 7. Consideration for transfer of undertakings other than local authorities' undertakings.

      4. 8. Determination of amount of consideration and terms of transfer of the Tilling, Independent and Lewis undertakings.

      5. 9. Consideration for transfer of local authorities' undertakings.

      6. 10. Determination of amount of consideration and terms of transfer in case of local authorities' undertakings.

      7. 11. Payments on account to be made by the Board.

      8. 12. Constitution and procedure of arbitration tribunal.

      9. 13. Staff and expenses of tribunal.

      10. 14. Rules to be applied in determining compensation.

   2. Transport Services, Fares and Charges.

      1. 15. Power of Board to ran public service vehicles.

      2. 16. Restriction on carriage of road passengers on certain journeys in special area.

      3. 17. Provisions relating to provincial operating companies.

      4. 18. Working agreements.

      5. 19. Provision of service of passenger vessels on River Thames.

      6. 20. Power of Board to lease or sell surplus lands.

      7. 21. Restriction on power of manufacture.

      8. 22. Restriction on power of Board to establish garages.

      9. 23. Power to abandon tramway systems.

      10. 24. Supply of electricity by local authorities.

      11. 25. Statutory charging powers of the Board.

      12. 26. Road service fares and charges of the Board.

      13. 27. Fares in force on appointed day.

      14. 28. Notification of alterations in fares.

      15. 29. Revision of fares of the Board.

      16. 30. Representations by local authorities as to the services or facilities of the Board.

      17. 31. Co-ordination of services of Board and amalgamated railway companies.

   3. Special Provisions relating to Amalgamated Railway Companies.

      1. 32. Application of provisions relating to amalgamated railway companies.

      2. 33. Charging powers of amalgamated railway companies.

      3. 34. Revision of fares of amalgamated railway companies.

      4. 35. Representations by local authorities as to services or facilities of amalgamated railway companies.

      5. 36. Transfer of powers of Railway and Canal Commission, and &c.

4. PART III Financial Provisions.

   1. 37. Transport fund.

   2. 38. Power of Board to borrow for capital purposes.

   3. 39. Issue of transport stock.

   4. 40. Dealings with transport stock by local authorities.

   5. 41. Power of Board to borrow temporarily.

   6. 42. Reserve fund.

   7. 43. Insurance fund.

   8. 44. Tramway Debt Liquidation fund.

   9. 45. Continuance of grants under 20 and 21 Geo. 5. c. 7.

   10. 46. Application of revenues of Board.

   11. 47. Annual report, statistics and returns.

   12. 48. Accounts and audit.

   13. 49. Enactments relating to accounts of railway or tramway undertakings not to apply to Board.

5. PART IV Amendments of the Road Traffic Act, 1930.

   1. 50. Alteration of traffic areas under 20 and 21 Geo. 5 c. 43.

   2. 51. Special provisions with, respect to Metropolitan Traffic Area.

   3. 52. Amendment of s. 90 of 20 and 21 Geo. 5. c. 43.

   4. 53. Consequential and minor amendments.

   5. 54. Powers of Commissioners for South Eastern Traffic Area to hold public sittings in Metropolitan Traffic Area.

   6. 55. Transitory provisions as to licences.

   7. 56. Date of operation of Part IV of Act.

6. PART V Amendments of London Traffic Act, 1924.

   1. 57. London Traffic Act, 1924, made permanent.

   2. 58. Reconstitution of Advisory Committee.

   3. 59. Extension of duties of Advisory Committee.

   4. 60. Extension of powers of Advisory Committee with respect to inquiries.

   5. 61. Provisions as to routes for road services within special area.

   6. 62. Restriction on number of passenger vehicles using certain streets.

   7. 63. Power to make regulations with respect to road traffic generally in London Traffic Area.

   8. 64. Consequential and minor amendments.

   9. 65. Transitory provisions.

   10. 66. Date of operation of Part V of Act.

7. PART VI Wages and Conditions of Service.

   1. 67. Settlement of disputes as to pay and conditions of service.

   2. 68. Constitution of Negotiating Committee and Wages Board.

   3. 69. Establishment of councils.

   4. 70. Power to make schemes.

   5. 71. Application of Part VI of Act.

   6. 72. Definition of trades unions.

8. PART VII Staff and Superannuation.

   1. 73. Transfer and compensation rights of officers and servants solely or mainly occupied in transferred undertakings.

   2. 74. Transfer and compensation rights of officers and servants occupied, in certain other undertakings.

   3. 75. Compensation rights of certain officers and servants not transferred to the Board.

   4. 76. Compensation rights of officers and servants of Railway Clearing House.

   5. 77. Compensation rights of officers and servants of joint railway undertakings.

   6. 78. Continuance of compassionate allowances.

   7. 79. Provisions as to standing arbitrator.

   8. 80. Superannuation funds, and &c.

9. PART VIII Transitional and Supplemental Provisions.

   1. 81. Exemption from stamp duties.

   2. 82. Maintenance of transferred undertakings until appointed day.

   3. 83. Documents of transferred undertakings to be surrendered.

   4. 84. Inspection of works, and &c.

   5. 85. Pending proceedings and existing contracts.

   6. 86. Provisions as to substituted stock.

   7. 87. Dissolution of transferred companies.

   8. 88. Dissolution of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited and the London and Suburban Traction Company Limited.

   9. 89. Provisions as to certain stocks of the Metropolitan Railway Company.

   10. 90. Protection for holders of debenture stock of London United Tramways Limited.

   11. 91. Costs of Act.

   12. 92. Valuation for rating purposes of hereditaments occupied by the Board.

   13. 93. Protection for statutory gas and water undertakers.

   14. 94. Protection for Great Western Railway Company.

   15. 95. Protection for London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company.

   16. 96. Protection for London and North Eastern Railway Company.

   17. 97. Saving for London County Council.

   18. 98. Provisions as to undertaking of Surplus Lands Committee.

   19. 99. Sale of part of undertaking to Southern Railway Company.

   20. 100. Application to Board of 33 and 34 Vict. c. 78.

   21. 101. Powers of Board as to Bills in Parliament and provisional orders.

   22. 102. Inquiries by Minister.

   23. 103. Protection for Postmaster-General.

   24. 104. Proof of signed map.

   25. 105. Saving for existing byelaws, and &c.

   26. 106. Custody of lost property.

   27. 107. Interpretation.

   28. 108. Repeals.

   29. 109. Short title.

10. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

       Constitution and Proceedings of Appointing Trustees.

       1. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the representative of...

       2. 2. The Minister shall take such steps as may be necessary...

       3. 3. The Appointing Trustees shall appoint from amongst their number a...

       4. 4. Every question at a meeting of the Appointing Trustees shall...

       5. 5. A minute of the proceedings of the Appointing Trustees signed...

       6. 6. Until the contrary is proved every meeting of the Trustees...

       7. 7. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule the Appointing Trustees...

       8. 8. No act or proceeding of the Appointing Trustees shall be...

       9. 9. The representative of the Advisory Committee first' appointed under this...

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

       1. PART I

          1. The Underground undertakings.

             1. 1. The undertakings owned by the following undertakers :— The London...

             2. 2. That part of the undertaking owned by the South Metropolitan...

       2. PART II

          1. The Metropolitan undertaking.

       3. PART III

          1. The local authorities' undertakings.

       4. PART IV

          1. The Tilling undertakings.

       5. PART V

          1. The Independent undertakings.

       6. PART VI

          1. The Lewis undertaking.

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

       Issue of Transport Stock to Companies owning the Underground Undertakings and distribution of that stock.

       1. PART I

       2. PART II The transport stock issued to the following companies shall be distributed amongst the holders of the various classes of stocks and shares of those companies at the rates of substitution specified in the following scales :—.

       3. PART III Constitution of the Central London (New) Guaranteed Assented Stock.

          1. 1. For the purposes of constituting the Central London (New) Guaranteed...

          2. 2. The new assented stock shall be issued by the said...

          3. 3. The new assented stock shall be of a similar character...

          4. 4. The interest received by the said trustees in respect of...

          5. 5. The holders of the new assented stock may at their...

          6. 6. If and so soon as the ' C ' transport...

    4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

       Issue of Transport Stock to the Metropolitan Railway Company and Distribution of that Stock.

       1. PART I

       2. PART II

    5. FIFTH SCHEDULE

       Distribution of Transport Stock issued as consideration for Transfer of Undertakings to the Board and the winding up of certain Companies whose Undertakings are transferred.

       1. 1. The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect with relation...

       2. 2. Each of the Underground Companies, not being a statutory company,...

       3. 3. The winding up of each company which is directed to...

       4. 4. In the winding up of the Tramways (M.E.T.) Omnibus Company,...

       5. 5. (a) On a date as soon as may be after...

       6. 6. Subject to the provisions of this Act the registers of...

       7. 7. The Board shall, if so required by any of the...

       8. 8. In the case of each of the Underground companies and...

       9. 9. Where any of the companies to which this Schedule relates...

       10. 10. When in the case of any company (being a statutory...

       11. 11. Any expenses incurred by the Board of Trade under the...

       12. 12. The rights conferred by this Act on the holders of...

    6. SIXTH SCHEDULE

       Issue of Transport Stock to certain Local Authorities.

    7. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

       London Passenger Transport Area.

       1. PART I

       2. PART II

       3. PART III

       4. PART IV

    8. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

       Provisions relating to Purchase of Property of Provincial Operating Companies, &c.

       1. PART I Property to be Transferred.

          1. 1. Buildings

          2. 2. Plant and Equipment

          3. 3. Vehicles

          4. 4. Any dispute under this Part of this Schedule shall be...

       2. PART II Rules for Determining the Price to be Paid.

          1. 1. The price shall be determined upon a valuation of the...

          2. 2. The valuation in the case of vehicles shall proceed upon...

          3. 3. Except in the case of the Eastern National Omnibus Company...

          4. 4. In the case of the Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited...

       3. PART III Rules for Determining Compensation for Severance.

          1. 1. An estimate shall be made of the additional cost per...

          2. 2. The compensation for severance shall be calculated by multiplying the...

    9. NINTH SCHEDULE

       Provisions with respect to the Railway Rates Tribunal.

       1. 1. For the purpose of the exercise of the functions of...

       2. 2. An additional member of the tribunal shall hold office for...

       3. 3. If an additional member becomes, by reason of illness or...

       4. 4. Section twenty-one, subsections (1) and (2) of section twenty-two, section...

       5. 5. The annual report of their proceedings under the Railways Act,...

    10. TENTH SCHEDULE

        Provisions which are to form the basis of the Pooling Scheme.

        1. 1. The scheme shall provide for the pooling in accordance with...

        2. 2. The scheme shall apply to the following passenger receipts :—...

        3. 3. (1) For the purpose of ascertaining the proportions in which...

        4. 4. The scheme shall provide for the rendering and keeping of...

        5. 5. (1) There shall be fixed by the Joint Committee from...

        6. 6. (1) Where by reason of an order of the rates...

        7. 7. (1) There shall be determined by the person responsible for...

        8. 8. (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any party...

        9. 9. (1) There shall be an auditor for the purposes of...

        10. 10. The accounting period shall be such period not exceeding twelve...

        11. 11. Any question arising in relation to the fixing or variation...

        12. 12. After the scheme has come into operation, each party to...

        13. 13. The scheme may contain such other incidental or supplemental provisions...

        14. 14. For the purpose of this Schedule the expression " joint...

    11. ELEVENTH SCHEDULE

        Consequential and Minor Amendments to be made in the Road Traffic Act, 1930.

    12. TWELFTH SCHEDULE

        Constitution of the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee.

        1. 1. The Advisory Committee shall be constituted as follows : Number...

        2. 2. Where one or more members are to be appointed by...

        3. 3. Every member appointed by a local authority or group of...

    13. THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Consequential and Minor Amendments to be made in the london traffic act, 1924.

    14. FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Provisions as to Determination of Compensation Payable to Officers and Servants.

        1. 1. Every person who claims to be entitled to be paid...

        2. 2. On receipt of any such claim the Board shall forthwith...

        3. 3. If the claimant is aggrieved by the failure of the...

        4. 4. For the purpose of determining whether compensation should be granted...

        5. 5. In the case of an officer or servant of a...

        6. 6. In the case of an officer or servant of an...

        7. 7. In the case of an officer or servant of any...

        8. 8. If the appointment of an officer or servant is determined...

        9. 9. The compensation payable to— (a) an officer or servant of...

        10. 10. If any officer or servant was temporarily absent from his...

        11. 11. The Board or the arbitrator may in their discretion and...

        12. 12. Any compensation granted, whether by the Board or by the...

    15. FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Provisions as to the Making and Approval of Schemes applying the Railways (Valuation for Rating) Act, 1930, to the Undertaking of the Board.

        1. 1. A scheme for applying the Act to the Board with...

        2. 2. The Board or, as the case may be, the Railway...

        3. 3. The Minister of Health, after considering any representation received by...

        4. 4. An order approving a scheme under this Schedule shall be...

    16. SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Enactments repealed.