# Transport Act 2000, Paragraph 6


(1) If the Secretary of State thinks it is unlikely that agreement will be reached on a matter where agreement is required under paragraph 5 he may serve a notice on the parties.
(2) A notice may be served—
(a) whether or not representations are made by a party;
(b) before or after the coming into force of any transfer scheme concerned.
(3) A notice may specify the terms of the agreement which the Secretary of State thinks the parties should have made under paragraph 5 in relation to the matter concerned.
(4) If a notice is served under this paragraph the parties are to be treated as having made an agreement in the terms specified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/schedule/6/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000/schedule-6/paragraph-6
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