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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000-commencement-no-3-order-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/57",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000-commencement-no-3-order-2001",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force provisions of the Transport Act 2000 (“the Act”).\nProvisions coming into force on 30th January 2001\nArticle 2 of the Order brings into force on 30th January 2001 powers for the Secretary of State to make schemes transferring the property, rights and liabilities of the British Railways Board and certain property rights and liabilities of the Rail Regulator to the Strategic Rail Authority. It also brings section 270 into force. This section amends sections 26 and 28 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and will enable school crossing patrols to operate at any time and for such crossings to be used by any pedestrians.\nProvisions coming into force on 1st February 2001\nArticle 3(1) of the Order brings into force on 1st February 2001 sections in Parts I and IV of the Act relating to air traffic and railways and sections in Part V of the Act making provision for transport generally and provision supplementary to the remainder of the Act.\nThe sections relating to air traffic authorise the issue of licences for the provision of air traffic services and provide for the making of schemes to transfer property, rights and liabilities in connection with the provision of such services by a licence holder. The sections also provide for the CAA to be directed with regard to air navigation, to specify charges payable in respect of air services and to carry out competition functions concurrently with the Director General of Fair Trading.\nThe sections relating to railways complete the establishment of the Strategic Rail Authority and make further provision for the regulation of the railway industry.\nThe sections in Part V relate to—\ncharges for street works on highways,\ndriver training and driving instructors,\nthe licensing of operators of goods services,\nvehicle type approvals,\nthe licensing of private hire vehicles,\nthe enforcement of requirements relating to drivers' hours,\nappeals relating to London Service permits,\nquiet lanes and home zones,\nfinancial assistance for inland waterway and sea freight, and\noffences committed under a provision of the Act.\nProvisions coming into force on 1st February 2001 as regards England\nArticle 3(2) brings into force on 1st February 2001, as respects England only, sections in Parts II and III of the Act relating to local and road transport.\nThe sections in Part II—\nimpose requirements upon local transport authorities to produce local transport plan and bus strategies,\nextend the powers of local authorities in respect of the provision of information about bus services and the making of ticketing schemes (including the imposition of a competition test),\nextend the power of traffic commissioners to make traffic regulation conditions,\ngive the Secretary of State powers to make regulations about penalty charges for bus lane contraventions (but only as respects areas in England outside Greater London), and\nmake new financial provision in respect of public passenger transport services.\nThe sections in Part III of the Act provide powers for local traffic authorities outside London to impose road user charges and workplace parking levies and will require the spending of revenues on measures for improving local transport. They will also permit joint schemes to be made in relation to such matters.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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