Section 3 Specification of servicesI1I2
England and Wales
In section 123H of the Transport Act 2000 (making and publication of scheme), after subsection (2A) (inserted by section 2 of this Act) insert—
(2B)Local services may be specified for the purposes of subsection (2)(b)—
(a)by reference to the routes or places intended to be served,
(b)by describing the intended services in general terms,
(d)in such other way as the authority or authorities think fit so as to enable the intended services to be identified.
Subsection (3) applies where, before this section comes into force—
a franchising authority or authorities has published a consultation document under section 123E(2) of the Transport Act 2000 relating to a proposed franchising scheme, but
the scheme has not been made in pursuance of the consultation document.
Where this subsection applies the franchising authority or authorities may, when making the scheme in pursuance of the consultation document, specify local services in any way mentioned in section 123H(2B) of the Transport Act 2000 (inserted by subsection (1) of this section), whether or not the services so specified were included in the description contained in the consultation document as required by section 123F(1)(c) of that Act.
Part 3 of Schedule 9A to the Transport Act 2000 (inserted by the Schedule to this Act) does not apply in relation to a variation of an existing franchising scheme if—
the only variation is of the local services specified under section 123H(2)(b) of that Act in the scheme, and
the variation is to have effect before the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.
An “existing franchising scheme” is a franchising scheme made before this section comes into force.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 41(5)
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S. 3 in force at 26.1.2026 by S.I. 2026/46, reg. 2(c)