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Notices of Amendments: 18th April 2008
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“109A
Bus partnership schemes

(1)
In preparing their local transport plan, the authority may create a bus

partnership scheme.

(2)
A bus partnership scheme shall seek consensus on bus routes,

frequencies, fares and other matters that shall be agreed, for the period of

the local transport plan.

(3)
In constructing a bus partnership scheme, the authority shall consult—

(a)
all operators of registered services in the specified area;

(b)
such organisations representative of passengers as it sees fit.

(4)
In exercising their statutory functions under the Town and Country

Planning Acts, the local planning authority shall have regard to the bus

partnership scheme and guidance contained therein.

109B
Bus partnership strategy

(1)
Each local transport authority must prepare a document to be known as

the bus partnership strategy containing their general policies as to how

best to create bus partnership schemes.

(2)
In preparing a bus partnership strategy, the authority shall consult—

(a)
all operators of registered services in the specified area;

(b)
such organisations representative of passengers as it sees fit.”.

(3)
In section 162(1) (interpretation) before “community bus services” insert “Bus

strategy” means “bus partnership strategy” and has the meaning given in section

109B.”.’.

Integrated smartcard ticketing

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

nc3


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 112 of the TA 2000 is amended as follows.

(2)
After subsection (2) insert—

“(3)
In developing their policies under section 108(1), a local transport

authority must have regard to the facilitation of the use of ITSO standard

smartcards on local public transport, and demonstrate an assessment of

the potential benefits of ITSO smartcards being available to all local

public transport users.”’.

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Regulations under the Transport Act 2000

Norman Baker

Mr Graham Leech

NC4


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 160 of the TA 2000 (Part II: regulations and orders) is amended as

follows.

(2)
In subsection (2) at end insert ‘, save as provided in sections 122 and 133.’.

Approval of proposed scheme

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

NC5


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2)
Omit section 126 (approval of proposed scheme).

(3)
After section 125 insert—

(4)


“125A
Consideration of proposed scheme

(1)
If, having complied with section 125, the authority or authorities wish to

proceed with the proposed scheme, they must apply to the appropriate

consulting authority for its consideration.

(2)
In this Part “the appropriate consulting authority” means—

(a)
where the area to which the scheme relates is in England, an

approvals board for England; and

(b)
where the area to which the scheme relates is in Wales, the Welsh

Ministers.

(3)
The application must include—

(a)
the authority’s or the authorities’ reasons for wishing to make the

scheme; and

(b)
such other information as the appropriate consulting authority

may reasonably require.

(4)
The appropriate consulting authority shall give its opinion on the

proposed scheme within 28 days of the later of—

(a)
the application for its opinion; and

(b)
the receipt of any further information requested under subsection

(3)(b).

(5)
The appropriate consulting authority may recommend modifications to

the proposed scheme.

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(6)
Following receipt of the appropriate consulting authority’s opinion, the

authority or authorities must take that opinion into account and may then

proceed to—

(a)
make the proposed scheme;

(b)
discontinue the proposed scheme; or

(c)
make the proposed scheme with modifications.

(7)
If the authority or authorities propose to make the scheme with

modifications, they must first consult such of the persons they consulted

under section 125(3) as would in their opinion be affected by those

modifications.”’.

Cancellation of services where quality contracts scheme proposed

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

NC6


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) Regulations 1986

(S.I. 1986/671) are amended as follows.

(2)
After Regulation 5(2)(a) insert—

“(aa)
subject to paragraph (3), in the case of any service which is

provided within an area in respect of which an authority or

authorities have given notice to the traffic commissioner,

pursuant to section 130(7) of the Transport Act 2000, that a

quality contract covering the area within which the service (or

part thereof) is provided has been entered into, on the date that

the quality contract scheme to which the quality contract relates

is to come into operation in accordance with section 127(2)(b) of

that Act, and”.

(3)
After Regulation 5(2) insert—

“(3)
Paragraph (2)(aa) shall not apply where the authority, or (where there is

more than one authority) any one of them, gives written notice to the

traffic commissioner that in respect of any particular service or services

it need not apply, or where the number of days between the date of the

notice of entry into the quality contract and the date that the related

quality contract scheme is to come into operation exceeds 183.”.’.

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Extension of grant-making powers

Graham Stringer

Ian Stewart

Mr Clive Betts

NC7


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 106 of the TA 1985 (grants for transport facilities and services) is

amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (1)(a) after “disabled”, insert “, elderly, in full-time education or

unemployed”.

(3)
In subsection (2) after “services”, insert “or such services that facilitate travel by

those members of the public referred to in subsection (1)(a) above”.

(4)
In subsection (2)(b) after “services”, insert “or such services that facilitate travel

by those members of the public referred to in subsection (1)(a) above”.

(5)
Omit subsection (3).’.

Order of the House [26th MARCH 2008]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Local Transport Bill [Lords]:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 8th May 2008.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

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NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

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Page  22,  line  11,  leave out Clause 24.

Norman Baker

Mr John Leech

191


Page  23,  line  24,  leave out Clause 25.