Section 144A Power of local transport authorities to make bus byelawsF1

England and Wales

(1)

A local transport authority whose area is in England, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make byelaws regulating one or more of the following—

(a)

travel on their local services;

(b)

the maintenance of order—

(i)

on their local services;

(ii)

at bus facilities in their area or combined area;

(c)

the conduct of persons—

(i)

while travelling on their local services;

(ii)

using bus facilities in their area or combined area.

(2)

The byelaws may, in particular, make provision—

(a)

with respect to tickets and other things (whether in physical or electronic form) which authorise a person to enter and travel on local services;

(b)

with respect to the evasion of payment of fares or other charges;

(c)

with respect to interference with, or obstruction of, local services and bus facilities;

(d)

prohibiting vaping by persons on local services;

(e)

prohibiting smoking and vaping by persons at bus facilities;

(f)

with respect to the prevention of nuisance.

(3)

The byelaws may provide that a person contravening them is guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding—

(a)

level 3 on the standard scale, or

(b)

such lower level or lower amount as is specified in the byelaws.

(4)

In this section—

(a)

references to the local services of a local transport authority or authorities are to local services—

(i)

provided under local service contracts entered into by the authority or authorities under a franchising scheme, or

(ii)

to which an enhanced partnership scheme made by the authority or authorities relates;

(b)

“bus facility” means—

(i)

premises used as a bus station by local services, or for the provision of associated facilities in relation to such a bus station;

(ii)

a bus shelter and the land on which it stands;

(c)

“bus station” and “associated facilities” in relation to a bus station have the same meanings as in the Transport Act 1985 (see section 83(5) of that Act);

(d)

“bus shelter” means a shelter or other accommodation provided at a stopping place for the use of persons intending to travel on local services.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 144A-144E and cross-heading inserted (5.8.2026) by Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24), ss. 28(1), 41(5) (with s. 28(2)); S.I. 2026/834, reg. 2(b)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2: power to amend conferred (17.10.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13), ss. 8(1), 9(1)(2), 10(1)(2), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)
C2: Pt. 2: transfer of functions (1.4.2014) by The Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/865), arts. 1, 8(1)(b) (with arts. 8(4), 12)
C3: Pt. 2: transfer of functions (15.4.2014) by The Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1012), arts. 1, 8, 9 (with art. 11)
C4: Pt. 2: delegation of functions (1.4.2016) by The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/449), arts. 1(a), 6(b)
C5: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 8
C6: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 8(1)
C7: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (3.3.2017) by The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/251), arts. 1(2)(b), 8(b)
C8: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (8.5.2017) by The Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/431), arts. 1(2), 4(1)(2)
C9: Pt. 2: transfer of functions (2.11.2018) by The Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1133), arts. 1, 7 (with art. 28)
C10: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (2.11.2018) by The Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1133), arts. 1, 9 (with art. 28)
C11: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (W.) (28.2.2022) by The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/343), regs. 1(3)(b), 12(2)
C12: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (30.6.2022) by The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/339), regs. 1(3)(b), 12(2)
C13: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (30.6.2022) by The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/342), regs. 1(3)(b), 12(2)
C14: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (W.) (30.6.2022) by The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/352), regs. 1(3)(b), 12(2)
C15: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 13(1)(2)
C16: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 15(1)
C17: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable concurrently (E.) (7.5.2024) by The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/402), arts. 1(3), 19(c) (with art. 9)
C18: Pt. 2: transfer of functions (with modifications) (5.2.2025) by The Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/115), regs. 1(2), 10
C19: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (with modifications) (5.2.2025) by The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/117), regs. 1(2), 14
C20: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (5.2.2025) by The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/113), arts. 1(2), 7
C21: Pt. 2: functions made exercisable (with modifications) (5.2.2025) by The Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/118), regs. 1(2), 10