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Safety and accessibility of stopping places
30Safety and accessibility of stopping places
(1)
The Secretary of State may give guidance about stopping places for local services, and facilities in the vicinity of such stopping places, for the purposes of—
(a)
promoting the safety of persons using such facilities,
(b)
facilitating travel by persons with disabilities (within the meaning given by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010) on local services, or
(c)
enabling persons with disabilities (within that meaning) to travel on local services independently, and in safety and reasonable comfort.
(2)
The guidance may, in particular, include guidance about—
(a)
the location, design, construction and maintenance of stopping places and facilities in the vicinity of stopping places;
(b)
how persons required to have regard to the guidance are to engage with other persons in relation to stopping places and facilities in the vicinity of stopping places.
(3)
The Secretary of State may at any time vary or revoke guidance under this section.
(4)
The Secretary of State must publish guidance given under this section and any variation or revocation of the guidance.
(5)
The Secretary of State must consult the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee—
(a)
before giving or revoking guidance under this section, or
(b)
before varying guidance under this section in a way which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, results in a substantial change to the guidance.
(6)
The following must have regard to guidance published under this section when commissioning the design, construction or maintenance of a stopping place for a local service, or any facilities in the vicinity of a stopping place for a local service—
(a)
a local transport authority (within the meaning given by Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000) whose area is in England;
(b)
Transport for London;
(c)
a local traffic authority (within the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984), in relation to stopping places on roads in England;
(d)
a strategic highways company (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015), in relation to stopping places on highways in England.
(7)
In this section—
“facilities” means any facilities provided—
(a)
to assist persons with accessing a stopping place,
(b)
for the use of passengers awaiting, boarding or alighting from a public service vehicle being used to provide a local service, or
(c)
to assist with the positioning of a public service vehicle being used to provide a local service at a stopping place so as to enable passengers to board or alight from the vehicle;
“local service” has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985 (see section 2 of that Act);
“public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (see section 1 of that Act);
“stopping place” has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985 (see section 137 of that Act).
31Provision and design of floating bus stops
(1)
The Secretary of State must give guidance about the provision and design of floating bus stops.
(2)
The guidance may, in particular, include guidance about—
(a)
matters to be taken into account, and the consultation that should be carried out, when deciding whether it is appropriate to construct or remove a floating bus stop;
(b)
the circumstances in which it is appropriate to construct or remove particular types of floating bus stops;
(c)
other considerations to be taken into account when designing floating bus stops.
(3)
The Secretary of State may at any time vary or revoke guidance given under this section.
(4)
The Secretary of State must publish guidance given under this section and any variation or revocation of the guidance.
(5)
The first guidance given under this section must be published before the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(6)
The Secretary of State must consult the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, and any other persons who in the opinion of the Secretary of State it is appropriate to consult—
(a)
before giving or revoking guidance under this section, or
(b)
before varying guidance under this section in a way which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, results in a substantial change to the guidance.
(7)
The following must have regard to the guidance—
(a)
a local transport authority (within the meaning given by Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000) whose area is in England;
(b)
Transport for London;
(c)
a local traffic authority (within the meaning given by section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984), in relation to stopping places on roads in England;
(d)
a local highway authority (within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980), in relation to stopping places on highways in England;
(e)
a strategic highways company (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015), in relation to stopping places on highways in England.
(8)
In this section—
“floating bus stop” means an area in the immediate vicinity of a stopping place for local services, which is designed—
(a)
for use by people accessing the stopping place, and
(b)
so as to incorporate a cycle track (within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329 of that Act));
“local service” and “stopping place” have the same meanings as in the Transport Act 1985 (see sections 2 and 137 of that Act).
32Duty to provide information to Secretary of State
(1)
An authority which is subject to a duty under section 30(6) or section 31(7) (duties to have regard to guidance) must, when requested to do so, provide to the Secretary of State—
(a)
details of how they have complied with the duty, and
(b)
any other information relating to stopping places provided by the authority and used by local services that is specified in the request.
(2)
The request may specify the form in which, and the period within which, the information is to be provided.
(3)
The Secretary of State may publish—
(a)
any information provided under this section, and
(b)
if it appears to the Secretary of State that the authority have not complied with their duty under section 30(6) or section 31(7), a statement to that effect.
(4)
In this section “local service” and “stopping place” have the same meanings as in the Transport Act 1985 (see sections 2 and 137 of that Act).