Section 24 Regulation of conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors.C1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Regulations may make provision for regulating the conduct, when acting as such, of—

(a)

F1persons licensed to act as drivers of public service vehicles, and

(b)

inspectors and conductors of such vehicles; F2and

(c)

drivers, inspectors and conductors of tramcars.

F3(1A)

Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may, in particular, make provision about whether or not a person authorised to act as an inspector by a relevant authority may act in that capacity in relation to a relevant local service—

(a)

at times when the public service vehicle used to provide the service is outside the area of the authority (including when the vehicle is in Wales or Scotland);

(b)

which does not have a stopping place in the area of the authority.

(2)

Subject to section 68(1) of this Act, if a person to whom regulations having effect by virtue of this section apply contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of the provisions of the regulations, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F4level 2 on the standard scale and, in the case of an offence by a person acting as driver F5of a public service vehicle, the court by which he is convicted may, if it thinks fit, F6send notice of the particulars of the conviction to the Secretary of State requiring the Secretary of State to endorse them on the person's driving record (within the meaning of section 97A of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988).

F7(3)

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F8(4)

In this section and section 25 “inspector”, in relation to a public service vehicle, means—

(a)

a person authorised to act as an inspector by the holder of the PSV operator’s licence under which the vehicle is being used, and

(b)

in the case of a vehicle being used to provide a relevant local service, a person authorised to act as an inspector by a relevant authority.

(4A)

In this section—

“relevant authority” means—
1. (a)
  a local transport authority (within the meaning given by Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000) whose area is in England, or
2. (b)
  Transport for London;
“relevant local service” means a local service which has one or more stopping places in England;
“stopping place” has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985.

F9(5)

Notwithstanding section 1(1) of this Act, in this section and in sections 25 and 26 of this Act “public service vehicle” shall be construed as meaning a public service vehicle being used on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words repealed (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), ss. 7, 16, Sch. 3 para. 2(a), Sch. 6
F2: S. 24(1)(c) and word 'and' preceding it added (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(2)(a); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.
F3: S. 24(1A) inserted (27.10.2025 for the purposes of making regulations, 5.8.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24), ss. 27(2), 41(5); S.I. 2026/834, reg. 2(a)
F4: Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
F5: Words in s. 24(2) inserted (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(2)(b); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.
F6: Words in s. 24(2) substituted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 1(2); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)
F7: S. 24(3) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 1(3), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)
F8: S. 24(4)(4A) substituted for s. 24(4) (5.8.2026) by Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24), ss. 27(3), 41(5); S.I. 2026/834, reg. 2(a)
F9: S. 24(5) inserted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 2(c)

Modifications

C1: S. 24 applied (with modifications) (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 63(1)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. II (ss. 6–29) amended by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 187(3)