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Local Transport Act 2008

Section 25:  Practice and procedure of boards

93.This section inserts a new section 126E into the TA 2000 empowering the Secretary of State to make regulations with respect to the constitution, powers, duties, practices and procedures of QCS boards. Regulations may also prescribe the period within which the Secretary of State considers that a board should normally have published its report. The board is placed under a duty to take reasonable steps to publish its report within that time and, if it is unable to do so, it must prepare and publish a statement of its reasons.

94.The new section 126E also provides for the Secretary of State to issue guidance to QCS boards on the carrying out of their functions, to which boards must have regard.

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