Section 114 Quality partnership schemes.I1C1C2C3C4

A local transport authority, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make a quality partnership scheme if they are satisfied that the scheme F1will contribute to the implementation of their local transport policies F2(but this is subject to subsection (1A).

F3A local transport authority whose area is in England may exercise the power to make a quality partnership scheme only if—

A quality partnership scheme is a scheme under which—

The authority or authorities must be satisfied that both the provision of those facilities and the provision of local services of that standard will—

F5If the authority or authorities consider that it is necessary or expedient for any restrictions to be imposed on the registration of—

they may impose those restrictions (“registration restrictions”) by specifying or describing them in the scheme.

Any restrictions so imposed must be for the purpose of preventing or restricting—

in cases where the authority or authorities consider that any such provision, or (as the case may be) variation or withdrawal, of services might be detrimental to the provision of services under the scheme.

Where a scheme includes any registration restrictions by virtue of subsection (3A), it must also specify the criteria (“registration criteria”) by reference to which F6a traffic commissioner is to decide whether or not to accept an application for registration.

In subsections (3A) to (3C) “registration”, in relation to any service,—

A quality partnership scheme may not be made unless the authority or authorities have complied with the notice and consultation requirements imposed by section 115.

The facilities which may be specified in a scheme—

F7The standard of services which may be specified in a scheme includes—

requirements which the vehicles being used to provide the services must meet, and

requirements as to frequency or timing of the services,

F8The standard of services which may be specified in a scheme may also include requirements as to the maximum fares that may be charged for particular journeys, or for journeys of particular descriptions, on services to which the scheme applies.

A scheme may include a requirement falling within subsection (6)(b) or (6A) only if there are no admissible objections to the requirement from relevant operators.

Section 122(3) to (5) makes further provision with respect to such schemes.

F9The power to make a quality partnership scheme includes power to provide for different facilities, or different standards of services, to be provided under the scheme as from different dates after the scheme comes into operation.

If the provision of any of the facilities requires the making of a traffic regulation order in respect of a road or other place in a metropolitan district (other than a road for which the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales is the traffic authority), the scheme may not be made unless it is made by—

acting jointly.

If the provision of any of the facilities requires the making of a traffic regulation order in respect of a road for which the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales is the traffic authority, the scheme may not be made unless it is made by—

acting jointly.

Where subsection (7) or (8) applies so that a metropolitan district council, the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales is a maker of the scheme, then (subject to section 121) the relevant references to the authority or authorities include (as well as the local transport authority or authorities) the metropolitan district council, the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales.

For the purpose of subsection (9) the relevant references are those in—

and paragraph 27(3) of Schedule 9 to the M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

In carrying out their functions under this Part in relation to quality partnership schemes, local transport authorities must co-operate with one another.

In considering whether to make a quality partnership scheme, a local transport authority must have regard to the desirability, in appropriate cases, of making a scheme jointly with another such authority.