The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2013/1865 |
| Year | 2013 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 19th August 2013.(2) These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.(1) In these Regulations—The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions) Regulations 2013
(1) Subject to paragraph (2) , Regulation 181/2011 does not apply to any domestic regular service during F30the exemption period.(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to Articles 4(2) , 9, 10(1) , 16(1) (b) , 16(2) , 17(1) , 17(2) and 24 to 28 (inclusive) of Regulation 181/2011.Zurich in Switzerland (departing from or terminating at Victoria Coach Station, with bus stops only at Folkestone, Brussels and Basel) ;Geneva in Switzerland (departing from or terminating at Victoria Coach Station, with bus stops only at Folkestone and Paris) ; orany other place within any other country, being a service designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraphs (2) , (3) and (4) of this regulation.a significant part of the service, including at least one scheduled stop, is operated outside F32the United Kingdom and the European Union; andan application for designation has been made in accordance with paragraph (3) .may be made by any person who would be the subject of any duty, obligation or liability in respect of the service by virtue of any of the provisions of Regulation 181/2011, if that service were not designated for the purpose of this regulation;the places where the service is due to begin and end;the route of the service; andthe place or places outside F33the United Kingdom and the European Union in which a stop is scheduled to occur; andmust be in writing.
- “appropriate” has the meaning given in regulation 10(5) , for the purpose of regulation 10(4) only;
- “Birmingham Coach Station” means the terminal of that name located at Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DB;
- “Bus Users UK” means Bus Users UK Limited, a company limited by guarantee, registered number 04635458;
- “contravention”, in relation to any condition or provision, includes a failure to comply with the condition or provision and “contravene” is to be construed accordingly;
- “domestic regular service” means a regular service to which Regulation 181/2011 applies and which is operated exclusively within the United Kingdom by any carrier or performing carrier;
- “enforcement authority” means a person designated as such by regulation 8;
- F28“exemption period” means the period which commences on 1st March 2017 and ends at midnight on 28th February 2021;
- “improvement notice” means, in respect of any contravention by any relevant person of Regulation 181/2011 or these Regulations, a notice requiring that person to implement the measures specified in the notice; ...
- “local authority” means (in relation to England and Wales) the Common Council of the City of London and any local authority within the meaning of section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972 and (in relation to Scotland) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 ;
- “local transport authority” has the meaning given in (in relation to England and Wales) section 108(4) of the Transport Act 2000 and (in relation to Scotland) section 82(1) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 ;
- “local weights and measures authority” means a local weights and measures authority prescribed by section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 ;
- “London road passenger transport services or facilities” has the meaning given in section 112L of the Transport Act 1985 ;
- “London TravelWatch” means the London Transport Users' Committee established by section 247 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 ;
- “the 1981 Act” means the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
- “operating centre” has the meaning given in section 82(1) of the 1981 Act ;
- “PSV operator's licence” has the meaning given in section 82(1) of the 1981 Act;
- “public service vehicle” has the meaning given in section 1 of the 1981 Act ;
- “Regulation 181/2011” means Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004;
- “relevant person” means any carrier, performing carrier, ticket vendor, travel agent, tour operator or terminal managing body;
- “senior traffic commissioner” has the same meaning which it bears in section 4A of the 1981 Act ;
- “traffic area” has the same meaning which it bears in section 3 of the 1981 Act ;
- “traffic commissioner” has the meaning given in section 82(1) of the 1981 Act;
- “turnover” means, in relation to any undertaking, the aggregate amount derived by that undertaking from the sale of products and the provision of services falling within the undertaking's ordinary activities after deduction of sales rebates, value added tax and any other taxes directly related to turnover, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices; and
- “Victoria Coach Station” means the terminal of that name located at 164 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TP.
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