Legislation – Bus Services Act 2025
Franchising schemes: procedure
12Miscellaneous amendments
(1)
The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 123B (assessment)—
(a)
“(b)
whether the proposed scheme would contribute to the implementation—
(i)
by neighbouring local transport authorities of those authorities’ policies under section 108(1)(a), and
(ii)
by neighbouring relevant local authorities of other policies affecting local services that those authorities have adopted and published,”, and
(b)
in subsection (7)—
(i)
omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and
(ii)
“(ba)
a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005, or”.
(3)
In section 123E (consultation)—
(a)
“(db)
the Welsh Ministers if, in the opinion of the authority or authorities, any part of Wales would be affected by the proposed scheme,”, and
(b)
in subsection (5)—
(i)
omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (e), and
(ii)
“(ea)
a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005, or”.
(4)
““council in Scotland” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,”.