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Transport Act 1980

1980 c. 34 · Enacted 30 June 1980 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the law relating to public service vehicles; to make provision for and in connection with the transfer of the undertaking of the National Freight Corporation to a company; to provide for the making of payments by the Minister of Transport in aid of certain railway and other pension schemes; to amend Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1972 as regards car-sharing arrangements; to make amendments about articulated vehicles; to prohibit the display of certain roof-signs on vehicles other than taxis; to abolish the Freight Integration Council and the Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee; to repeal certain provisions about special authorisations for the use of large goods vehicles and about charges on independent tramways, trolley vehicles and the like; and for connected purposes.[30th June 1980]X1

Contents

  1. Part I: Public Service Vehicles
  2. Other matters
  3. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 32Section 32
  5. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 34Obligatory test certificates for passsenger-carrying vehicles.
  7. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 36Abolition of licensing conductors of public service vehicles.
  9. 37Reduction of minimum age for drivers of public service vehicles.
  10. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 42Defences available to persons charged with certain offences.
  12. 43Amendments of other Acts.
  13. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part II: Transfer of Undertaking of National Freight Corporation
  15. Transfer of undertaking of National Freight Corporation to a company limited by shares
  16. 45Transfer of undertaking of National Freight Corporation.
  17. 46Initial government holding in successor company.
  18. 47Transitional provisions with respect to reserves etc. Repealed
  19. 48Dissolution and final accounts of National Freight Corporation. Repealed
  20. Funding of certain pension obligations
  21. 49Funding of relevant pension obligations.
  22. 50Meaning of “the relevant pension obligations”.
  23. Supplementary
  24. 51Interpretation of Part II and consequential amendments.
  25. Part III: RAILWAY ETC. PENSIONS
  26. 52Payments by Minister in respect of B.R. and N.F.C. pension schemes.
  27. 52APower to make payments by way of final discharge of liabilities under s.52(1).
  28. 52BPower to substitute obligations under this section for liabilities under s.52(1).
  29. 52CAdjustments arising in connection with orders under s.52B.
  30. 52DOrders and directions under sections 52A to 52C: supplemental.
  31. 53Meaning of “the relevant pension to a obligations”.
  32. 54Unfunded proportion of relevant pension obligations.
  33. 55Proportion of pensions etc. which corresponds to relevant pension obligations.
  34. 56Reduction of payments in respect of certain supplementation schemes.
  35. 57Exclusion of payments in respect of certain transfer values.
  36. 58Consequential cancellation of debts owed by Board and Corporation.
  37. 59Supplemental provisions.
  38. 60Interpretation of Part III.
  39. Part IV: Miscellaneous and General
  40. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 62Grants towards duty charged on bus fuel, and new bus grants.
  42. 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  43. 64Roof-signs on vehicle other than taxis.
  44. 65Repeal of s. 2 of 1954 c. 64.
  45. 66Abolition of Freight Integration Council and repeal of certain provisions about special authorisations for use of large goods vehicles. Repealed
  46. 67Abolition of Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee. Repealed
  47. 68Expenses.
  48. 69Repeals.
  49. 70Citation, etc.
  50. Schedule S 1—3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  51. Schedule 4: Increase of Penalties in the 1960 Act
  52. Schedule 5: Minor and Consequential Amendments Relating to public Service Vehicles
  53. Part I
  54. 1-12Paragraph 1-12 Repealed
  55. 13Paragraph 13
  56. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  57. Part II: Other Amendments
  58. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1953 (c. 26)
  59. Paragraph
  60. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (OMNIBUS SHELTERS AND QUEUE BARRIERS) (SCOTLAND) ACT 1958 (c. 50)
  61. Paragraph
  62. TRANSPORT ACT 1962 (c. 46)
  63. Paragraph
  64. FINANCE ACT 1965 (c. 25)
  65. ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1967 (c.76)
  66. TRANSPORT ACT 1968 (c. 73)
  67. Paragraph Repealed
  68. TRANSPORT (LONDON) ACT 1969 (c.35)
  69. ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1972 (c. 20)
  70. ROAD TRAFFIC (FOREIGN VEHICLES) ACT 1972 (c. 27)
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 (c. 50)
  75. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976 (c. 57)
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. ENERGY ACT 1976 (c. 76)
  79. Paragraph
  80. PASSENGER VEHICLES (EXPERIMENTAL AREAS) ACT 1977 (c. 21)
  81. MINIBUS ACT 1977 (c. 25)
  82. TRANSPORT ACT 1978 (c.55)
  83. Schedule 6: Supplementary Provisions with Respect to Transfer under Section 45
  84. Legal remedies and pending proceedings
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. Power of other bodies
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. Modification of agreements
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. Loss of office by members of Corporation
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. Compensation payments arising from earlier reorganisations
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. Pensions of former members of the Corporation
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. Pension schemes
  97. 7Paragraph 7
  98. Grants in respect of certain capital expenditure
  99. 8Paragraph 8
  100. Reimbursement for certain travel concessions
  101. 9Paragraph 9
  102. Rating
  103. 10Paragraph 10
  104. Schedule 7: Amendments Consequential on Part II
  105. TRANSPORT ACT 1968 (c. 73)
  106. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  107. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  108. 3Paragraph 3
  109. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  110. 5Paragraph 5
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. Schedule 8: B.R. Pension Schemes
  113. Schedule 9: REPEALS
  114. IPUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES
  115. IIRepeals taking effect on Passing of this Act
  116. IIIRepeals taking effect on Appointed Day under Part II of this Act
  117. IVOther Repeals