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Section 146 Mandatory concessions: supplementary.I1C1C2C3C4

England and Wales

F1(1)
(a)

In this Part—

  • “disabled person” means a person who—

    1. (a)

      is blind or partially sighted,

    2. (b)

      is profoundly or severely deaf,

    3. (c)

      is without speech,

    4. (d)

      has a disability, or has suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to walk,

    5. (e)

      does not have arms or has long-term loss of the use of both arms,

    6. (f)

      has a learning disability, that is, a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning, or

    7. (g)

      would, if he applied for the grant of a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988, have his application refused pursuant to section 92 of that Act (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol,

  • F2“elderly person” means a person who has attained the age of 60 years,

  • “eligible service” means—

    1. (a)

      F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. (b)

      ... a bus service of a class specified in an order made by the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales),

  • F4“a half-price travel concession”, in relation to a journey, means reduction of the fare for the journey to not more than one-half of that applicable to an adult who is not entitled to any reduction,

  • F5“London authority” means a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London,

  • “relevant time” means—

    1. (a)

      any time on a Saturday or Sunday or on any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the M2Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, or

    2. (b)

      a time during the period from 9.30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on any other day, and

  • “travel concession authority” means—

    1. (a)

      F6a council of a non-metropolitan district in England comprised in an area for which there is no county council,

    2. (b)

      F7a county council in England,

    3. (ba)

      F8a London authority,

    4. (c)

      a Passenger Transport Executive for F9an integrated transport area in England, F10...

    5. (cza)

      F11a combined authority,

    6. (czb)

      a combined county authority,

    7. (ca)

      F12the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or

    8. (d)

      a county council or county borough council in Wales,

F13(2)

A county council or a council of a non-metropolitan district is not a travel concession authority for the purposes of this Part where—

(a)

the council is a constituent council of a combined authority or a combined county authority (and here “constituent council” has the meaning given by section 104(11) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 in relation to a combined authority and section 10(11) of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 in relation to a combined county authority), and

(b)

the combined authority or combined county authority has completed its first full financial year.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 146 renumbered as s. 146(1) (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 12 para. 14(a) (with s. 102)

F2

Words in s. 146 substituted (1.4.2003) by Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Act 2002 (c. 4), ss. 1(3), 2; S.I. 2002/673, art. 2; S.I. 2002/3014, art. 2; S.I. 2002/673, art. 2; S.I. 2002/3014, art. 2

F3

Words in s. 146(1) repealed (1.5.2002 for E. and 14.8.2002 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. II; S.I. 2002/1014, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 (with transitional provisions in art. 3); S.I. 2002/2024, art. 2(b)

F4

Definition of “a half-price travel concession” in s. 146 omitted (E.) (1.4.2006) by virtue of The Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3224), arts. 1(3), 3(3) (with art. 3(5)) but subsequently extended (E.) (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), s. 15(1), Sch. 2 para. 12; S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F5

Words in s. 146 inserted (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. 2(2), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F6

Words in s. 146 substituted (1.4.2011) by The Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (Variation of Reimbursement and Other Administrative Arrangements) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1179), arts. 1(3)(b), 2(2) (with art. 3)

F7

Words in s. 146 substituted (1.5.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by The Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (Variation of Reimbursement and Other Administrative Arrangements) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1179), arts. 1(2)(b)(3)(a), 2(3) (with art. 3)

F8

Words in s. 146 inserted (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. 2(3)(a), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F9

Words in s. 146 substituted (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 44; S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1

F10

Word in s. 146 repealed (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), s. 15(1), Sch. 3; S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F11

Words in s. 146(1) inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 12 para. 14(b) (with s. 102)

F12

Words in s. 146 inserted (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. 2(3)(b), 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

F13

S. 146(2) inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 12 para. 14(c) (with s. 102)

Marginal citations

M1

1988 c. 52.

M2

1971 c. 80.

Modifications

C1

S. 146: power to amend conferred (1.4.2003) by Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Act 2002 (c. 4), ss. 1(4), 2; S.I. 2002/673, art. 2; S.I. 2002/3014, art. 2; S.I. 2002/673, art. 2; S.I. 2002/3014, art. 2

C2

S. 146 modified (E.) (6.4.2010) by The Travel Concessions (Eligibility)(England) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/459), arts. 1(1), 2

C3

S. 146: functions made exercisable concurrently (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 15(6)

C4

Ss. 112-159: transfer of functions (5.2.2025) by The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/113), arts. 1(2), 7

Commencement

I1

S. 146 wholly in force at 1.8.2001; s. 146 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 275(1)(2); s. 146 in force (E.) (1.1.2001 and 1.2.2001 for specified purposes otherwise 1.6.2001) by S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2, Sch. Pts. I, IV; s. 146 in force (W.) at 1.8.2001 by S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 6

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

Notes on Mandatory travel concessions for journeys not beginning on the London bus network

Textual amendments

F1

S. 145A substituted for s. 145 (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. 1, 15(1); S.I. 2007/2799, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)