Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000;

• “application procedure” means the procedure determined by a franchising authority or authorities^f1 that an applicant for a service permit must follow;

• “effective time” means the beginning of the day on which a local service^f2 may first be provided under a service permit;

• “proposed franchising scheme” means the franchising scheme which is the subject of the consultation document published by the franchising authority or authorities under section 123E(2) of the 2000 Act^f3;

• “relevant persons” means—

  1. (a)

     all persons operating local services in the area to which the proposed franchising scheme relates;

  2. (b)

     any relevant local authority^f4 any part of whose area would, in the opinion of the franchising authority or authorities, be affected by the grant of a service permit; and

  3. (c)

     such other persons as the franchising authority or authorities think fit;

• “required information” means the information specified by a franchising authority or authorities that an applicant for a service permit must submit with the application;

• “service permit policy statement” means a statement which satisfies the requirements set out in regulation 5.