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The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/690 · Made 6 March 2007

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PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 6th March 2007

Laid before Parliament 8th March 2007

Coming into force 1st April 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52(1) and 60(1)(e) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981f1 and by sections 126(1) and 134 of the Transport Act 1985f2; and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988f3.

He has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981f4.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c.14 (in these footnotes called the “1981 Act”). Relevant amendments to section 52(1) of the 1981 Act were made by the Transport Act 1985 (c.67) (in these footnotes called “the 1985 Act”), section 3(5) and paragraphs 4(1) and 4(14) of Part II of Schedule 2. Section 60(1)(e) of the 1981 Act was substituted by section 66(5) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c.40). For the definition of “prescribed”, see section 60(2) of the 1981 Act, as amended by the 1985 Act, sections 134(1) and (2)(c).

f2

1985 c.67.

f3

S.I. 1988/643, which was made under the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c.51), section 102. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table V, Item 3B.

f4

By virtue of section 135 of the 1985 Act, section 61 of the 1981 Act has effect as if Part I of the 1985 Act were contained in the 1981 Act. Section 61(2) of the 1981 Act was amended by the 1985 Act, section 139(3) and Schedule 8.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 3Amendment of the principal Regulations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

2Citation, commencement and extent

These regulations extend to England and Walesf1

3Amendment of the principal Regulations

(1)

The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) Regulations 1986f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulations 12(1)(a) and 12(2)(a) for “£11” substitute “£12”.

(3)

In regulations 12(1)(b) and 12(2)(b) for “£51” substitute “£54”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

S.J. Ladyman

Minister of State

Department for Transport

6th March 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase the fee for the registration of, or the variation of the registration of, a local bus service. The fee for a local bus service other than a community bus service is increased from £51 to £54 (an increase of 5.9%). The fees were last increased on 30th September 2005.

These Regulations also increase the fee for the registration of, or the variation of the registration of, a Community Bus Service other than a service supplied under an agreement providing for service subsidies. The fee is increased from £11 to £12 (an increase of 9.1%). The fees were last increased on 1st October 2004.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the DVO Policy Unit of the Department for Transport, Zone 5/20, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1P 4DR. The regulatory impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.