# Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026, Section 40: Restriction on the power to secure the provision of public passenger transport services under section 7 of the Transport (Wales) Act 2006

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) Section 7 (provision of public passenger transport services) of the Transport (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 5) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), after “public passenger transport services” insert “, other than a service that is within subsection (1A),”.
(3) After subsection (1), insert—
“(1A) A service is within this subsection if it is a local bus service for the purposes of section 1 of the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (asc [X]).”
(4) After subsection (4A), insert—
“(4B) The restriction in subsection (4) does not apply in the case of a local bus service contract entered into under the Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 (asc [X]).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/2/section/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bus-services-wales-act-2026/section-40
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