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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/travel-concession-schemes-regulations-1986/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/travel-concession-schemes-regulations-1986/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/77",
  "legislation_title": "The Travel Concession Schemes Regulations 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/travel-concession-schemes-regulations-1986",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "These Regulations make provision for the arrangements between authorities administering travel concession schemes and operators of public passenger transport services participating in such schemes, and for certain other matters in connection with travel concession schemes.\nPart II (regulations 3 to 26) deals with arrangements. Regulations 4 and 5 apply to reimbursement arrangements with respect to operators of all descriptions. Regulations 7 to 12 apply to such arrangements with respect to operators of eligible services: provision is made for the inclusion in these arrangements of provisions for calculating the amount, and timing and frequency, of reimbursement payments. Regulations 14 to 21 make further provision for the inclusion in reimbursement arrangements of provisions for the supply of information by operators. Regulations 23 to 26 contain provisions relating to arrangements other than reimbursement arrangements.\nPart III (regulations 27 to 33) and the Schedules make provision for the content and manner of service of notices in connection with travel concession schemes. Part IV (regulations 34 to 37) prescribes the periods of notice which are to be given in the same connection.\nPart V (regulations 38 to 48) prescribes the procedure to be followed in connection with applications for the cancellation or variation of participation and certain other notices, and for release from compulsory participation in a travel concession scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/77/note",
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  },
  "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."
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