The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1),

“the 2005 Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005,

“eligible journey” has the same meaning as in section 40(7) of the 2005 Act,

“eligible person” means a person specified in article 16,

“eligible service” means a service specified in article 17,

“fare paying age” means persons aged 5 years or over, where a fare is charged by the operator,

“Northern England service” means—

(a)

a service to or from Carlisle which starts, passes through or ends in Dumfries and Galloway, and

(b)

a service to or from any part of North Northumberland adjoining Coldstream, Norham and Berwick­upon­Tweed, which starts, passes through or ends in the Scottish Borders,

“Notices and Proceedings” means information published by the traffic commissioner under section 5 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(2),

“operator” means an operator of eligible services and includes any person who is prospectively to be such an operator,

“payment period” means the period to which a reimbursement payment relates,

“reimbursement arrangements” means the arrangements for reimbursement as described in article 12(1) and (2),

“the scheme” means the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons provided for by this Order,

“shadow fare” means the adult single fare foregone for the eligible journey as derived from the operator’s fare table,

“traffic commissioner” means the traffic commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area appointed under section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981,

“travel card” means a card for the purposes of the scheme issued to eligible persons by such persons as the Scottish Ministers determine,

“travel concession” has the meaning given by article 5, and

“working day” has the same meaning as in section 103 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(3).

(2) Any reference in this Order to estimates or calculations made by the Scottish Ministers in relation to reimbursement payments is a reference to estimates or calculations made by the best practical method available to the Scottish Ministers.

(1)

1992 c.4.

(2)

1981 c.14. Section 5 was substituted by section 3(2) of the Transport Act 1985 (c.67).

(3)

2000 c.8.