http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/21/schedule/1

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Further amendments: advanced quality partnership schemes

Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)

I16

The Transport Act 2000 (as amended by the Local Transport Act 2008) is amended as follows.

I27

1

Section 114 (quality partnership schemes) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), at the end insert “(but this is subject to subsection (1A)).

3

After subsection (1) insert—

1A
A local transport authority whose area is in England may exercise the power to make a quality partnership scheme only if—
a
they are acting jointly with one or more other local transport authorities, and
b
at least one of those other local transport authorities is an authority whose area is in Wales.

I38

1

Section 153 (competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), in paragraph (a), after “to” insert “ advanced quality partnership schemes, ”.

3

In subsection (3), in the definition of “voluntary agreement”, after “under” insert “ sections 113C to 113O (advanced quality partnership schemes), or under ”.

I49

In section 155 (sanctions), in subsection (1), in paragraph (b), after “section”, in the second place it occurs, insert “ 113J(4) or (5), ”.

I510

In section 162 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), at the appropriate place insert—

“advanced quality partnership scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 113C(2),

I611

1

Schedule 10 (competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1 (functions to which Part 1 of Schedule 10 applies)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), before paragraph (a) insert—

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making and varying advanced quality partnership schemes,

b

in sub-paragraph (2), before paragraph (a) insert—

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in the case of the function of making or varying an advanced quality partnership scheme, once notice of a proposal to make or vary it has been given under section 113G(1),

3

In paragraph 12 (enforcement of decisions of Competition and Markets Authority), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “varying” insert “ an advanced quality partnership scheme, ”.

4

In paragraph 17 (interpretation of Part 2 of Schedule 10), in sub-paragraph (5)(c), at the beginning insert “ an advanced quality partnership scheme, ”.