# Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026, Section 35: Removal of duty to secure local bus services

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In the 1985 Act, in section 63 (functions of local councils with respect to passenger transport), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The duty in subsection (1) does not require a council in Wales to secure the provision of a service that is a local bus service for the purposes of section 1 of the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (asc [X]).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/2/section/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bus-services-wales-act-2026/section-35
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