School Transport Bill

House of Lords

Session 2004 - 05
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School Transport Bill

School Transport Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Skills,

are published separately as HL Bill 14—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

The Lord Filkin has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the

Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the School Transport Bill are compatible with the

Convention rights.

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School Transport Bill

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Contents

1

School travel schemes

2

Piloting of new provisions

3

Power to repeal new provisions

4

Power to exclude scheme services from registration requirements

5

Financial provisions

6

Consequential amendments and repeals

7

Short title, commencement and extent

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