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| Abolition of financial plans of Passenger Transport Executives. |
137. Sections 3 to 5 of the Transport Act 1983 (duty of Passenger Transport Executives to prepare three-year financial plans and determination of revenue grants) shall cease to have effect.
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| Part II: regulations and orders. |
138. - (1) Any power to make regulations or orders under this Part-
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(2) A statutory instrument containing regulations or an order made by the Secretary of State under this Part shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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| Part II: minor and consequential amendments. |
139. Schedule 10 makes minor and consequential amendments relating to this Part.
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| Interpretation of Part II. |
140. - (1) In this Part-
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"appropriate national authority", in relation to a quality partnership scheme or a quality contracts scheme, means- |
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(a) the Secretary of State, as respects a scheme relating to an area in England,
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(b) the National Assembly for Wales, as respects a scheme relating to an area in Wales, or
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(c) the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales acting jointly, as respects a scheme relating to an area in England and Wales,
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"bus services" has the meaning given in section 94(5), |
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"community bus permit" means a permit under section 22 of the Transport Act 1985, |
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"current bus strategy" has the meaning given in section 95(2), |
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"current local transport plan" has the meaning given in section 93(3), |
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"elderly person" has the meaning given in section 125(1), |
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"eligible service" has the meaning given in section 125(1), |
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"half-price travel concession" has the meaning given in section 125(1), |
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"local transport authority" has the meaning given in section 92(4), |
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"quality contract" has the meaning given in section 105(4), |
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"quality contracts scheme" is to be construed in accordance with section 105(3), |
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"quality partnership scheme" is to be construed in accordance with section 97(3), |
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"relevant time" has the meaning given in section 125(1), |
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"ticketing scheme" is to be construed in accordance with section 116(3), |
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"traffic regulation order" means an order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or any other enactment (other than this Act) regulating the use of roads or other places by public service vehicles, |
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"travel concession authority" has the meaning given in section 125(1), and |
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"travel concession permit" has the meaning given in section 125(1). |
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(2) In this Part the expressions listed below have the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981-
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"public service vehicle", |
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"PSV operator's licence", |
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(3) In this Part the expressions listed below have the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985-
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"public passenger transport services", |
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(4) Where a reference to an authority in any of the following provisions is to a Passenger Transport Authority, it is to be construed as a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive for the passenger transport area concerned; and where a reference to authorities in any of those provisions is to one or more Passenger Transport Authorities, it is to be construed as a reference to the Passenger Transport Executive or Executives for the passenger transport area or areas concerned-
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section 99(2)(a) and (4)(a), |
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(5) References in this Part to Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives and to passenger transport areas are references respectively to the Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives, and to passenger transport areas, for the purposes of Part II of the Transport Act 1968.
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(6) References in this Part to the local transport plan or bus strategy of a Passenger Transport Authority for a passenger transport area are to the local transport plan or bus strategy made jointly by the Passenger Transport Authority and the councils for the metropolitan districts comprised in the area.
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(7) References in this Part to the operator of a passenger transport service of any description are to be construed in accordance with section 137(7) of the Transport Act 1985.
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