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| | Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [Lords], As Amended |
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| | Page 2, line 14 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4A) | If a disabled person requires the assistance of a companion to travel on journeys |
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| | | on public transport services, the travel concession authority in England other than |
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| | | a London authority must mark that clearly on the permit. |
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| | | (4B) | Where a person whose current statutory travel concession permit is marked in |
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| | | accordance with subsection (4A) is entitled under this section to a waiver of the |
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| | | fare for a journey, one companion travelling on the journey with the person (and |
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| | | nominated by the person as the person’s companion for that journey) is also |
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| | | entitled to a waiver of the fare for the journey. |
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| | | (4C) | The Secretary of State shall issue guidance to travel concession authorities in |
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| | | England to which they must have regard in determining for subsection (4A) |
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| | | whether a disabled person needs a companion in order to travel.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 14 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4A) | For the purposes of this section a person whose ability to travel is impaired by a |
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| | | mental disorder within the meaning of section 1 of the Mental Health Act 1983 |
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| | | shall be considered to be a disabled person.’. |
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| | Page 6, line 15 [Clause 7], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | After subsection (5) insert— |
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| | | “(5A) | If a disabled person requires the assistance of a companion to travel on |
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| | | journeys on public transport services, the London travel concession |
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| | | authority must mark that clearly on the permit. |
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| | | (5B) | Where a person whose current statutory travel concession permit is |
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| | | marked in accordance with subsection (5A) is entitled under this section |
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| | | to a waiver of the fare for a journey, one companion travelling on the |
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| | | journey with the person (and nominated by the person as the person’s |
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| | | companion for that journey) is also entitled to a waiver of the fare for the |
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| | | (5C) | The Secretary of State shall issue guidance to travel concession |
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| | | authorities in London to which they must have regard in determining for |
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| | | the purposes of subsection (5A) whether a disabled person needs a |
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| | | companion in order to travel. |
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| | | (5D) | Before issuing guidance under subsection (5C) the Secretary of State |
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| | | (a) | the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee; |
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| | | (b) | associations representative of travel concession authorities; and |
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| | | (c) | such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit.”.’. |
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| | Page 13, line 18 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | After paragraph 5(7) insert— |
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| | | “(8) | Where a London authority considers the amount notified by Transport for |
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| | | London under paragraph 5(1) to be excessive— |
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| | | (a) | the authority may within 14 days of being notified by Transport |
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| | | for London apply to the Secretary of State to review the proposed |
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| | | (b) | if the Secretary of State agrees that the proposed charge is |
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| | | excessive, then he shall notify both Transport for London and the |
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| | | authority of an alternative lower amount.”.’. |
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