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The Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2026

W.S.I. 2026/109 · Made 24 June 2026

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PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, WALES

Made 24 June 2026

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 48(3) of the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026f1.

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Footnotes

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2026 asc 2.

Contents

  1. 1Title
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 30 June 2026
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title

The title of this Order is the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2026.

2Provisions coming into force on 30 June 2026

The following provisions of the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 come into force on 30 June 2026—

(a)

section 5(1)(a), (b), (2) and (3) (local bus services: core duties);

(b)

section 6 (preparation of the Welsh Bus Network Plan);

(c)

section 7 (review and revision of the Welsh Bus Network Plan);

(d)

section 8 (further provision about revisions to the Welsh Bus Network Plan);

(e)

section 9 (revision of the Welsh Bus Network Plan: local authority duties);

(f)

section 34 (provision of bus services by local authorities: removal of restriction).

Signature

Mark Hooper

Deputy Minister for Transport under authority of the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, one of the Welsh Ministers

24 June 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the first commencement order made under the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (“the Act”).

This Order brings sections 5(1)(a), (b), (2) and (3), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 34 of the Act into force on 30 June 2026. Sections 5(1)(a), (b), (2) and (3), 6, 7, 8 and 9 make provision in relation to the preparation, publication, review and revision of the Welsh Bus Network Plan. Section 5(6) and (7) is already in force in accordance with section 48(1)(b) of the Act. Section 34 amends section 66 of the Transport Act 1985 to exclude local authorities in Wales from the restriction, imposed by that section, in respect of the provision of local bus services by a local authority.