{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1985/section-64",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1985/section-64.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/67",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1985",
  "path": "section/64",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "64",
  "heading": "Consultation and publicity with respect to policies as to services.",
  "text": "(1) When considering from time to time the formulation of policies for the purposes of section 63(2)(b) of this Act, any council to whom that provision applies shall consult—\n(a) with every Integrated Transport Authority, combined authority, combined county authority, Passenger Transport Authority, county council orregional or islands council whose area may be affected by those policies; and\n(b) either with persons operating public passenger transport services within their area or with organisations appearing to the council to be representative of such persons;\n. . .\n(2) As soon as practicable after any occasion when they formulate new or altered policies for those purposes, any such council shall publish a statement of all policies so formulated by them on that or any previous occasion which they propose for the time being to follow in the performance of their duty to secure services . . . under section 63(2)(a).\n(3) When any such council publish such a statement, they shall send a copy of the statement—\n(a) to each Authority or council whom they were required to consult under subsection (1)(a) above; and\n(b) to each of the persons or (as the case may be) organisations whom they consulted under subsection (1)(b) above;\nin relation to the formulation of their policies on the occasion in question.\n(4) The council shall also—\n(a) cause a copy of the statement last published by them under subsection (2) above to be made available for inspection (at all reasonable hours) at such places as they think fit; and\n(b) give notice, by such means as they think expedient for bringing it to the attention of the public, as to the places at which a copy of that statement may be inspected.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.2.2001 for E. and 1.8.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 161, Sch. 11 para. 12(2)(a); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II (as amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 3)); S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.2.2001 for E. and 1.8.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 161, Sch. 11 para. 12(2)(b); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II (as amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 3)); S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(1) inserted (E.W.) (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 21; S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(1)(a) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 64; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(1)(a) inserted (E.W.) (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 80 (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 64(1): the words following paragraph (b) omitted (E.W.) (1.2.2001 for E. and 1.8.2001 for W.) by virtue of 2000 c. 38, s. 161, Sch. 11 para. 12(2)(c) and repealed (1.2.2001 for E. and 14.8. 2002 for W.) by s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. II of that Act; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II (as amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 3)); S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 11: S.I. 2002/2024, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(2) omitted (E.W.) (1.2.2001 for E. and 1.8.2001 for W.) by virtue of 2000 c. 38, s. 161, Sch. 11 para. 12(3) and repealed (1.2.2001 for E. and 14.8.2002 for W.) by s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. II of that Act; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (subject to savings in Sch. 3 Pt. II (as amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 3)); S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 11; S.I. 2002/2024. {art. 2(b)}"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 64 functions made exercisable jointly (E.W.) (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 8(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 4: functions made exercisable (E.) (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 14(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 63, 64: functions made exercisable concurrently (E.) (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 14(4) (with reg. 14(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/67/section/64",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:49.449968+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}