# The Bus Service Operators Grant (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 154 of the Transport Act 2000 provides for the Secretary of State to make grants to operators of eligible bus services towards their costs in operating those services. The Bus Service Operators Grant (England) Regulations 2002 (“the Principal Regulations”), as amended, prescribe the classes of eligible bus services as respects England.
Regulation 2(2) amends the Principal Regulations, inserting new service definitions.
Regulation 2(3) and (4) amends regulation 3(2)(a) and regulation 3(3)(a) of the Principal Regulations respectively by deleting the word “normally”, thereby requiring that the service is always available to the public.
Regulation 2(6) amends regulation 3(3) of the Principal Regulations, ending eligibility for:
temporary services;
London franchised services;
services for which a special amenity element fare is charged;
services operated primarily for the purposes of tourism or because of the historical interest of the vehicle used to deliver the service;
local authority services; and
rail replacement services.
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and voluntary sectors is available from Buses and Taxis Division, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum that is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk. A copy of the impact assessment has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2100/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bus-service-operators-grant-england-amendment-regulations-2013/note
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