The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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2008 No. 2091
Public Passenger Transport, England
The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made 30th July 2008
Laid before Parliament 4th August 2008
Coming into force 1st September 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 243(7) of the Greater London Authority Act 19991and section 145A(5) of the Transport Act 20002:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st September 2008.
Amendment
2.—(1) Regulation 2(11) of the Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits) (England) Regulations 20083shall be amended as follows.
(2) For the words from “version 2.1.2” to the end there shall be substituted “version 2.1.3 (ISBN 978-0-9548042-3-7) published by ITSO Limited4on 21st April 2008 or any earlier version of such device which is compatible with that specified in ITSO version 2.1.3.”.
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State
Department for Transport
30th July 2008
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits) (England) Regulations 2008 to allow concessionary bus travel permits to incorporate electronic chips in the latest format issued by ITSO Limited. Passes may continue to incorporate older chips that are compatible with the latest format.
Details of the format of the specified electronic chip may be obtained from ITSO Limited, whose registered office is 4th Floor, Quayside Tower, 252-260 Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2HF and may also be viewed at–
http://itso.org.uk/content/Specification/Spec_V2.1.3/ITSO_TS_1000-0_V2_1_3_2008-04.pdf.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on local authorities, the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
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