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  "legislation": "uksi/1985/1887",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport Act 1985 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1985",
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  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 6TH JANUARY 1986",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nLimitations on Commencement\nSection 1(3).\nConsequential amendments.\nTo the extent necessary for the bringing into force of the provisions of Schedule 1 brought into force by this Order.\nSection 2.\nMeaning of “local service”.\nSections 3–5.\nTraffic commissioners.\nIn relation to section 4, to the extent necessary to replace section 54 of the 1981 Act with subsections (1) and (2) only of the new section 54.\nSections 12 and 13.\nUse of taxis in providing local services and supplementary provisions.\nIn relation to section 13, to the extent that it supplements section 12 .\nSection 16.\nTaxi licensing: control of numbers.\nSection 29.\nDuty to give Secretary of State information about certain matters.\nSection 30.\nPlying for hire by large public service vehicles.\nSection 32.\nRepeals of section 28, 47 and 48 of the 1981 Act.\nTo the extent that this section relates to section 28 of the 1981 Act.\nSection 34.\nLondon local services.\nSection 47–56.\nThe National Bus Company.\nSections 57, 59–84 and 87.\nLocal Passenger Transport Services.\nIn relation to section 57(6), to the extent it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 brought into force by this Order.\nSection 88–92.\nExpenditure on public passenger transport services.\nSection 106.\nGrants for transport facilities and services.\nSection 110.\nGrants towards duty charged on bus fuel.\nSection 112.\nInterpretation of Part V.\nSection 113.\nRepeal of section 24(3) of the Transport Act 1968.\nSections 118–124.\nRoad passenger transport services in place of railway services.\nSection 125.\nThe Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.\nSection 127(3)–(7)\nOffences and legal proceedings.\nIn relation to sub-section (4) to the extent it relates to section 30(2) only.\nSection 128.\nSupplementary provisions.\nSections 129–139.\nGeneral supplementary provisions.\nIn relation to sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 139, to the extent that these subsections relate to the provisions of Schedules 6, 7 and 8 respectively brought into force by this order.\nSchedule 1, paragraphs 1–6 (except paragraph 3(3)), 12–14 , 15(1), (4) and (5) and 16.\nAmendments consequential on the abolition of road service licensing.\nIn relation to paragraph 3(4) , except the omission of the words “or Part III” ; and in relation to paragraph 13, except the omission of the definitions of “excursion or tour” , “road service licence”, and “trial area”.\nSchedule 2.\nAmendments consequential on section 3.\nSchedule 3, except for paragraphs 8 and 26.\nAmendments consequential on section 57.\nIn relation to paragraph 24, to the extent that it relates to subsections (1) and (4)–(7) of section 202 of the Local Government Act 1972.\nSchedule 5.\nThe Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.\nSchedule 6, paragraphs 1–11, 13, 15, 19–21 and 26.\nTransitional provisions and savings.\nSchedule 7, paragraphs 1, 4, 6, 10–14, 18, 20, 21(1), (4), (6)–(8) and (12) and 23.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nIn relation to paragraph 21(4), except that the words “subsection (1A) below and” shall be omitted from the insertion.\nSchedule 8.\nRepeals.\nTo the extent that it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule.",
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