2005 No. 3224
The Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) (England) Order 2005
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
All provisions other than article 3
Article 3
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) (England) Order 2005.
2
This article and article 2 shall come into force on 30th December 2005.
3
Article 3 shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
Amendment of the Greater London Authority Act 19992
1
The Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended as follows.
2
In section 242 (reserve free travel scheme for London residents: requirements as to scope)—
a
in subsection (8), for “half-price concession” substitute “waiver of the fare”, and
b
omit subsection (9).
Amendment of the Transport Act 20003
1
The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.
2
In section 145 (mandatory concessions outside Greater London), in subsection (1), for “be provided with a half-price travel concession” substitute “a concession consisting of a waiver of the fare for the journey”.
3
In section 146 (mandatory concessions: supplementary), omit the definition of “a half-price travel concession”.
4
In section 162 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “half-price travel concession”.
5
The amendments made by this article have effect as respects England only.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
(This note is not part of the Order)