Commencement, citation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transport Act 2000 (Commencement of Quality Contracts Schemes) (England) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st March 2005.

Amendment of the Transport Act 2000

2.  Section 127(2)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 is varied so that, as respects quality contracts schemes relating to areas wholly in England, the reference to 21 months is a reference to 6 months.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Charlotte Atkins

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

19th January 2005