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The Bus Services Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/834 · Made 14 July 2026

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PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT

Made 14th July 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(5)(b) and (7) of the Bus Services Act 2025f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2025 c. 24.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 5th August 2026
  3. 3Transitional provision: personnel employed before 5th August 2026
  4. 4Transitional provision: personnel employed on or after 5th August 2026
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Bus Services Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.

(2)

In these Regulations—

  • “the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000f1;

  • “the 2025 Act” means the Bus Services Act 2025;

  • “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, as amended by section 35 of the 2025 Act;

  • “relevant training” means any of the training described in section 144F(2) of the 2000 Act, as inserted by section 34(2) of the 2025 Act, and in Article 16 and Annex II of Regulation 181/2011.

2Provisions coming into force on 5th August 2026

The following provisions of the 2025 Act come into force on 5th August 2026—

(a)

section 27 (powers of inspectors), so far as it is not already in forcef1;

(b)

section 28 (local transport authority byelaws);

(c)

section 29 (Transport for London byelaws);

(d)

section 30 (safety and accessibility of stopping places);

(e)

section 32 (duty to provide information to Secretary of State), so far as it is not already in forcef2;

(f)

section 34 (training about crime and anti-social behaviour), so far as it is not already in forcef3;

(g)

section 35 (training about disability);

(h)

section 36 (training about disability: further provisions), so far as it is not already in forcef4.

3Transitional provision: personnel employed before 5th August 2026

(1)

This regulation applies in relation to any person who is required to complete relevant training as a result of a role that they were employed into before 5th August 2026.

(2)

During the period beginning on 5th August 2026 and ending on 31st December 2029, section 144F(2) of the 2000 Act and paragraph 1A of Article 16 of Regulation 181/2011 are to be read as if for “within the past five years” there were substituted “by 31st December 2029”.

4Transitional provision: personnel employed on or after 5th August 2026

(1)

This regulation applies in relation to any person who is required to complete relevant training as a result of being employed into a role on or after 5th August 2026.

(2)

During the period beginning on 5th August 2026 and ending on 31st December 2028, section 144F(2) of the 2000 Act and paragraph 1A of Article 16 of Regulation 181/2011 are to be read as if for “within the past five years” there were substituted “by 31st December 2028”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Simon Lightwood

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Transport

14th July 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24) (“the 2025 Act”). These are the second commencement regulations made under the 2025 Act.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations brings into force the following sections of the 2025 Act on 5 August 2026: section 27 (so far as it is not already in force), sections 28 to 30, section 32 (so far as it is not already in force), section 34 (so far as it is not already in force) and sections 35 to 36.

Section 27 of the 2025 Act makes provision in relation to inspectors on public service vehicles.

Section 28 of the 2025 Act makes provision in relation to byelaws for local bus services in England, outside of London.

Section 29 of the 2025 Act makes provision in relation to byelaws for local bus services with one or more stopping places in London.

Section 30 of the 2025 Act enables the Secretary of State to give guidance about safety and accessibility in relation to stopping places for local bus services and facilities in the vicinity of such stopping places.

Section 32 of the 2025 Act requires authorities to provide information to the Secretary of State, which the Secretary of State may publish, about compliance with the duty to have regard to guidance issued under sections 30 and 31 of the 2025 Act.

Sections 34 to 36 of the 2025 Act make provision relating to training requirements for staff in the bus industry about crime, anti-social behaviour and disability awareness and assistance.

Regulations 3 and 4 make transitional provision for compliance with the training requirements introduced by sections 34 and 35 of the 2025 Act.

Sections 27, 34 and 36 of the 2025 Act were brought partially into force by section 41(5)(a) of that Act, on the day on which the Act was passed, for the purposes of making regulations. Section 32 of the 2025 Act was brought partially into force by the first commencement regulations made under the Act (S.I. 2026/46).

A full impact assessment has been published in relation to the 2025 Act and copies can be obtained at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/en/ukpga/2025/24/resources or from the Department for Transport at Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom.