The Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023

Scope

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), these Regulations apply to national and international public passenger transport services by rail, other track-based modes and road.

(2) These Regulations do not apply to—

(a) heritage passenger transport services, or

(b) works concession contracts.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation—

“heritage passenger transport services” means transport services which are operated primarily for their historical interest or for the purposes of tourism;

“works concession contract” means a contract in writing for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of works to a competent authority where—

(a)

at least part of the consideration for that supply is a right for the supplier to exploit the works, and

(b)

under the contract the public service operator is exposed to a real operating risk.

(4) This regulation does not apply for the purposes of regulation 28 and Schedule 3.