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Bus Services Act 2017

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 121 Cited in Amendments 64 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2017 c. 21
Year2017
  • In Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000 (local transport) , after section 113B insert—
      Bus services: advanced quality partnership schemes
      (113C) Advanced quality partnership schemes
    • “(1) A local transport authority whose area is in England, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make an advanced quality partnership scheme if they are satisfied that the scheme will contribute to the implementation of their local transport policies.
    • (2) An advanced quality partnership scheme is—
    • (a) a scheme falling within subsection (3) or (4) , or
    • (b) a scheme falling within both subsection (3) and subsection (4) .
    • A local transport authority whose area is in England, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make an advanced quality partnership scheme if they are satisfied that the scheme will contribute to the implementation of their local transport policies.a scheme falling within subsection (3) or (4) , ora scheme falling within both subsection (3) and subsection (4) .the authority or authorities provide particular facilities in the whole or part of their area, or combined area, andoperators of local services who wish to use those facilities must undertake to provide local services of a particular standard when using them.the authority or authorities take particular measures in relation to routes in the whole or part of their area, or combined area, that are served, or proposed to be served, by local services, andoperators of local services who wish to provide local services with stopping places on those routes must undertake to provide local services of a particular standard when providing such local services on those routes.the steps to be taken by the authority or authorities under the scheme, andthe provision of local services of the standard or standards required by undertakings given under the scheme,an improvement in the quality of local services that benefits persons using those services;a reduction or limitation of traffic congestion, noise or air pollution;an increase in the use of local services or an end to, or a reduction in, a decline in the use of local services.An advanced quality partnership scheme may not be made unless the authority or authorities have complied with the notice and consultation requirements imposed by section 113G.different facilities to be provided under the scheme,different measures to be taken under the scheme, ordifferent standards of services to be provided under the scheme,An advanced quality partnership scheme must include a description of the authority's or authorities' plans for consulting such organisations appearing to the authority or authorities to be representative of users of local services as they think fit in order to seek their views on how well the scheme is working.In carrying out their functions under this Part in relation to advanced quality partnership schemes, local transport authorities whose areas are in England must co-operate with one another.In considering whether to make an advanced quality partnership scheme, a local transport authority must have regard to the desirability, in appropriate cases, of making a scheme jointly with another such authority.any local services, orany local services of a particular description,the provision of local services, orthe variation or withdrawal of local services,Where a scheme includes any registration restrictions by virtue of subsection (1) , it must also specify the criteria (“registration criteria”) by reference to which a traffic commissioner is to decide whether or not to accept an application for registration.means registration of prescribed particulars of the service under section 6 of the Transport Act 1985 (registration of local services) , andincludes a reference to the variation or cancellation of any such registration.must be facilities provided at specific locations along routes served, or proposed to be served, by local services within the area to which the scheme relates, or facilities which are ancillary to such facilities, butmay not be facilities which are required to be provided as a result of section 139 or 140.increasing the use of local services serving the routes to which the measures relate or ending or reducing a decline in the use of such services, orimproving the quality of

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