Legislation – Bus Services Act 2025
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Franchising schemes: general
1Availability of franchising schemes
(1)
The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 123A (franchising schemes), for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)
In this Part “franchising authority” means a local transport authority whose area is in England.”
(3)
In section 123C (Secretary of State consent to franchising and notice requirements)—
(a)
omit subsections (1) to (3);
(b)
in subsection (4), for “the authority” substitute “a franchising authority”
;
(c)
for the heading substitute “Notice of assessment”
.
(4)
In section 143A (power of franchising authorities to obtain information) omit subsection (5).
(5)
In section 160(2) and (2A) (regulations and orders) omit “123A(4),”.