Article 4 Block Exemption

(1)

The category of agreements identified in paragraph (2) as public transport ticketing schemes is hereby specified for the purposes of section 6 of the Act.

(2)

For the purpose of this Order a public transport ticketing scheme is one or more of the following:

(a)

a written agreement between operators to the extent that it provides for members of the public to purchase, in a single transaction, a multi-operator travelcard;

(b)

a written agreement between operators to the extent that it provides for members of the public to purchase, in a single transaction, a through ticket;

(c)

a written agreement between operators to the extent that it provides for members of the public to purchase, in a single transaction, a multi-operator individual ticket;

(d)

a written agreement between operators to the extent that it provides for members of the public to purchase, in a single transaction, a short distance add-on;

(e)

a written agreement between one or more operators and one or more long distance operators to the extent that it provides for members of the public to purchase, in a single transaction, a long distance add-on;