Article 47 Registration of busway services and substitute road servicesI1

The promoter may provide, or secure the provision by other persons of, services for the carriage of passengers by road (“substitute services”) where the rapid transit system has been curtailed, discontinued or temporarily interrupted.

The route, frequency and stopping places of any substitute service need not correspond with the route of the interrupted, curtailed or discontinued service.

Section 6 of the Transport Act 1985^f1 does not apply to any substitute services.

For the purposes of the application of Part 1 of the Transport Act 1985, but subject to paragraphs (1) to (3), the authorised guided busway is a road within the meaning of section 137(1) of that Act.