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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/appeals-to-traffic-commissioners-procedure-england-regulations-2019/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1264",
  "legislation_title": "The Appeals to Traffic Commissioners (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/appeals-to-traffic-commissioners-procedure-england-regulations-2019",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nSection 123A of the Transport Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) (inserted by the Bus Services Act 2017) provides for franchising authorities to make franchising schemes relating to bus services in their area. Under such schemes, service permits may be granted to bus service providers and conditions may be attached to permits. Section 123T of the 2000 Act allows for appeals to a traffic commissioner against refusals, revocations or suspensions of service permits and in relation to any conditions.\nSection 6D of the Transport Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”) (inserted by the Bus Services Act 2017) provides for local transport authorities to operate enhanced partnership schemes in which those authorities may grant or vary registrations to providers of local bus services, and impose requirements in relation to such registrations. Section 6F of the 1985 Act allows for appeals to a traffic commissioner against refusals or cancellations of registrations and in relation to any requirements.\nThese Regulations make provision for the procedure to be followed in relation to any appeals under those provisions.\nRegulation 2 sets out the overriding objective to deal with appeals fairly and justly.\nRegulation 3 enables the commissioner to determine the procedure to be followed and to issue directions.\nRegulation 4 allows parties to appoint legal and other representatives to act in appeals.\nRegulations 5 and 6 make provision in respect of service of documents.\nRegulation 7 permits the traffic commissioner to make a decision on a lead case where two or more cases involve the same issues of fact or law.\nRegulations 8 to 10 makes provision in respect of service of notices of appeal, responses and replies.\nRegulations 11 to 17 make provision in respect of hearings and decisions.\nAn impact statement has not been prepared in relation to these Regulations since no impact on business or the voluntary sector is foreseen. An explanatory memorandum for this instrument has been published alongside these Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk .",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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