Section 240 Travel concessions on journeys in and around Greater London.C3C4

Transport for London grants, or arranges with some other person for that other person to grant, such travel concessions as may be provided for by the arrangements to F1such of the persons eligible to receive them in accordance with subsection (5) below as are specified in the arrangements; and

that local authority reimburses (or, as the case may be, those local authorities in such proportions respectively as they may agree amongst themselves reimburse) the cost incurred in granting those concessions.

that operator or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State grants such travel concessions as may be provided for by the arrangements to F3such of the persons eligible to receive them in accordance with subsection (5) below as are specified in the arrangements; and

that authority reimburses (or, as the case may be, those authorities in such proportions respectively as they may agree among themselves reimburse) the cost incurred in granting those concessions.

between places in Greater London;

between such places and places outside but in the vicinity of Greater London; or

between places outside but in the vicinity of Greater London.

persons appearing to the authority to have their sole or principal residence in the authority's area and to be persons—

who have attained pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the M1Pensions Act 1995);

who are blind;

who are partially sighted;

who are profoundly or severely deaf;

who are without speech;

who have a disability, or have suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to walk;

who do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms;

who have a learning disability, that is, a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning; or

who, if they applied for the grant of a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the M2Road Traffic Act 1988, would have their applications refused pursuant to section 92 of that Act (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol.F7; or

persons to whom a current statutory travel concession permit has been issued under section 145A(4) of the Transport Act 2000.

the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee;

associations representative of local authorities; and

such other persons as he thinks fit.

a public service vehicle undertaking (public service vehicle for this purpose having the meaning given by section 1 of the M3Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981);

a system using guided transport within the meaning of subsection (1) of section 67 of the M4Transport and Works Act 1992;

a railway within the meaning of that subsection;

a tramway within the meaning of that subsection;

a trolley vehicle system within the meaning of that subsection; or

an undertaking providing public passenger transport services on the river Thames or a tributary of the river Thames between places in Greater London or between places in Greater London and places outside Greater London.

Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries;

the F11 Secretary of State ; and

any person providing public passenger transport services in pursuance of an agreement entered into by Transport for London by virtue of section 156(2) or (3)(a) above or in pursuance of a transport subsidiary’s agreement.

which was entered into by London Regional Transport under section 3(2) or (2A) of the M5London Regional Transport Act 1984, and

which by virtue of section 300 or 415 below has effect as if made by Transport for London.