# Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026, Section 18: Provision of local bus services by the Welsh Ministers

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The Welsh Ministers may, for the purposes of fulfilling their duty under section 5(1)(c) in respect of a local bus service, provide a local bus service if they are satisfied that doing so would be a more effective way of fulfilling that duty than entering into a local bus service contract under section 10 in respect of the service.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a local bus service that is a community bus service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/2/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bus-services-wales-act-2026/section-18
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