Regulation 3 Procedure to be followed by an authority prior to the making of applications for a service permit

(1)

A franchising authority or authorities^f1 must not accept an application for a service permit^f2 made under section 123Q of the 2000 Act if they have not complied with the conditions set out in paragraph (2).

(2)

The conditions are that the franchising authority or authorities must—

(a)

publish a consultation document which satisfies the requirements set out in regulation 4;

(b)

consult relevant persons;

(c)

publish a report setting out the authority’s or authorities’ response to the consultation; and

(d)

after complying with sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) and no earlier than the date the franchising scheme^f3 is published under section 123H(1) of the 2000 Act^f4, publish a service permit policy statement which satisfies the requirements set out in regulation 5.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: By virtue of section 162(1) of the Transport Act 2000, as amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Bus Services Act 2017, “franchising authority” has the meaning given in section 123A(4) of the Transport Act 2000, inserted by section 4 of the Bus Services Act 2017.
f2: By virtue of section 162(1) of the Transport Act 2000, as amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Bus Services Act 2017, “service permit” has the meaning given in section 123P of the Transport Act 2000, inserted by section 4 of the Bus Services Act 2017.
f3: By virtue of section 162(1) of the Transport Act 2000, as amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Bus Services Act 2017, “franchising scheme” has the meaning given in section 123A(3) of the Transport Act 2000, inserted by section 4 of the Bus Services Act 2017.
f4: Section 123H was inserted by section 4 of the Bus Services Act 2017.