The Public Service Vehicles (Open Data) (England) Regulations 2020

Route, operator, stopping place and timetable information

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) and regulations 7(1), 8 and 10 the information set out—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a) to (j) must be provided to the Secretary of State by—

(i) an operator of a registered relevant local service in relation to the operation of that service in the relevant area(1);

(ii) an applicant for the registration of particulars of a relevant local service in relation to the operation of that service in the relevant area; or

(iii) a local transport authority(2) that is also a franchising authority(3) in relation to any relevant local service that operates or is to operate in the area to which the franchising scheme relates;

(b) in paragraph (2)(k) must be provided to the Secretary of State by an applicant for the variation of the registration of particulars of a relevant local service, or a local transport authority that is also a franchising authority in relation to any relevant local service that operates in the area to which the franchising scheme relates; and

(c) in paragraph (2)(l) must be provided to the Secretary of State by an applicant for the cancellation of the registration of particulars of a relevant local service, or a local transport authority that is also a franchising authority in relation to any relevant local service that operates or ceases to operate in the area to which the franchising scheme relates.

(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is—

(a) the name, and where applicable the trading name, of the operator or, as the case may be, the applicant;

(b) the operator’s or, as the case may be, applicant’s National Operator Code(4) and the number of its public service vehicle operator’s licence applicable to the service;

(c) the number or name of the service or proposed service;

(d) except where the service operates in an area to which a franchising scheme relates and is one to which section 123J(5) of the Transport Act 2000 does not apply, the number under which the service is registered with a traffic commissioner;

(e) the route of the service or proposed service, including the principal starting and finishing points;

(f) the stopping places of the service or proposed service in the order of stopping;

(g) information to ensure identification of a stopping place, comprising—

(i) the stop code, taken from the Secretary of State’s National Public Transport Access Nodes(5) database;

(ii) the Ordnance Survey grid reference;

(iii) relevant landmarks;

(iv) a topographic reference taken from the National Public Transport Gazetteer(6); and

(v) an indication of whether the stopping place is, or is to be, used as a timing point;

(h) the arrival and departure time at each stopping place or, where applicable, the frequency of the service;

(i) the days on which the service runs, or is to run, and any public holidays or other days on which the service does not, or will not, run;

(j) where the service is, or is to be, provided for the purpose of serving a school, college or other educational establishment, the dates of terms for that school, college or other educational establishment;

(k) any change in the information provided under sub-paragraphs (a) to (j); and

(l) where the service has been or is to be terminated, information about the termination.

(3) The requirement under paragraph (1)(a) to provide the information set out in paragraph (2)(a) to (j) applies only in relation to a relevant local service which—

(a) is in operation on and after 31st December 2020; or

(b) commences, or is to commence, operation after that date.

(4) The requirement under paragraph (1)(c) to provide the information set out in paragraph (2)(l) applies only in relation to a relevant local service which has been or is to be terminated after 31st December 2020.

(1)

“Relevant area” means England outside Greater London in accordance with section 141A(12)(d) of the Transport Act 2000.

(2)

“Local transport authority” is defined in section 108(4) of the Transport Act 2000.

(3)

“Franchising authority” is defined in section 123A(4) of the Transport Act 2000.

(4)

The National Operator Code (NOC) is contained in the NOC database which is maintained by Traveline, a partnership between local authorities and transport operators in the United Kingdom which provides a public transport route planner service. The NOC is a unique national operator code which is used instead of regional operator codes to identify individual operators and their public names. The NOC is used in Traveline’s national database.

(5)

The National Public Transport Access Nodes (NAPTAN) database lists all points of access to public transport in Great Britain. It records approximately 400,000 bus stops across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as other transport terminals including railway stations and airports. The NAPTAN database is managed by the Department for Transport and updated on a voluntary basis by local authorities.

(6)

The National Public Transport Gazetteer (NPTG) is a database providing topographic information about cities, towns villages and other settlements in the United Kingdom. It provides a useful way of describing places and towns. Data from the NPTG supports the NAPTAN database. The NPTG database is maintained under contract by the Department for Transport.