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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2001/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2001/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2001/2",
  "legislation_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2001",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Ticketing schemes",
  "text": "(1) If a local transport authority are unable to make satisfactory arrangements in pursuance of section 28(4) of this Act they, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make a ticketing scheme covering the whole or any part of their area, or combined area, if they consider that the proposed scheme—\n(a) would be in the interests of the public; and\n(b) would to any extent implement their relevant general policies.\n(2) In this section (other than subsection (1) above) and in sections 30 and 31 of this Act any reference to a local transport authority shall be construed, in any case where a ticketing scheme is made (or proposed to be made) by two or more such authorities acting jointly, as a reference to both (or, as the case may be, all) of those authorities.\n(3) A ticketing scheme is a scheme under which operators of local services of a class specified in the scheme are required to make and implement ticketing arrangements.\n(4) A ticketing scheme may not be made unless the authority have complied with the notice and consultation requirements imposed by section 30 of this Act.\n(5) A ticketing scheme may, for the purposes of making provision in relation to journeys such as are mentioned in paragraph (a) of section 28(5) of this Act, specify a class of local services.\n(6) A ticketing scheme may specify different arrangements in respect of different classes of local service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 29 modified (27.4.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Act 2006 (asp 6), s. 54(2) (with s. 75)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 29 modified (8.5.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006 (asp 7), s. 54(2) (with ss. 76, 84)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 28-31: transfer of functions (1.11.2006) by Transfer of Functions to the Shetland Transport Partnership Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/527), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 1 (with art. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Ss. 28-31: transfer of functions (7.11.2006) by Transfer of Functions to the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/538), art. 1, Sch. 1 (with art. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2019/17",
      "affecting_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "word substituted",
      "affecting": "asp/2019/17",
      "affecting_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2019/17",
      "affecting_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2019"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/2/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:20.199105+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}