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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1980-commencement-no-4-order-1981/schedule/part-I",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1981/256",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport Act 1980 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1980-commencement-no-4-order-1981",
  "path": "schedule/part/I",
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  "number": "I",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nSections of the 1980 Act\nSubject matter of sections\nSection 1(3) and (4) so far as it relates to the other sections specified in this Part of this Schedule\nProvision that Part I of the 1980 Act shall be construed and have effect as if it were (excepts so far as it textually amends any enactment) contained in Part III of the 1960 Act and that any reference to the said Part III in any statutory provision not contained in either the said Part I or the said Part III shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference to the said Part I.\nSection 16\nPowers of, and facilities for, the inspection of public service vehicles.\nSection 17\nCertificates of initial fitness (or equivalent) required for use of public service vehicles.\nSection 18\nPower to prohibit the driving of unfit public service vehicles.\nSection 19\nPSV operators' licences.\nSection 20\nClassification of PSV operators' licences.\nSection 21\nGrant and duration of PSV operators' licences.\nSection 22\nConditions attached to PSV operators' licences.\nSection 23\nRevocation and suspension of PSV operators' licences.\nSchedule 3\nSupplementary provisions as to qualifications for a PSV operator's licence.\nSection 24\nDuty to exhibit operator's disc.\nSection 25\nDuty to inform traffic commissioners of relevant convictions etc.\nSection 26\nDuty of holder of PSV operator's licence to give traffic commissioners information about vehicles.\nSection 28(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (9) and (10) in so far as it relates to PSV operators' licences.\nAppeals to the Minister as regards licences.\nSection 28(6)\nAppeals to the Minister as regards certificates of initial fitness and certificates under section 130 of the 1960 Act (type approval).\nSection 29 in so far as it relates to PSV operators' licences and otherwise in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nFurther appeals on points of law.\nSection 30(1)\nProvision by regulations for modifying statutory provisions relating to public service vehicles in their application to the operation of vehicles and the provisions of services by persons in partnership.\nSection 30(2)\nPermitting by regulations of a road service licence or PSV operator's licence being granted to an unincorporated body.\nSection 31\nDeath, bankruptcy etc of holder of road service licence or PSV operator's licence.\nSection 34\nAmendment of section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (obligatory test certificates) so as to extend its application.\nSection 38 in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nFees for the grant of licences etc.\nSection 41 in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nOffences by bodies corporate.\nSection 42 in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nDefences available to persons charged with certain offences.\nSection 43 in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nAmendment of other Acts.\nSection 44 in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nInterpretation.\nSection 63\nSubstitution of section 191 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (articulated vehicles).\nSection 69 in so far as it has not previously been brought into operation\nRepeals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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