Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007
2007 c. 13An Act to make provision about travel concessions; and for connected purposes.
Enacted[19th July 2007]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
National concession: journeys not beginning on London bus network¶
I1I441 The national concession¶
For section 145 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) (mandatory concessions outside Greater London) and the heading before the section substitute—I2I452 The national concession: supplementary¶
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I3I463 Reimbursement of operators¶
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National concession: journeys beginning on London bus network¶
I4I474 The national concession: journeys beginning on London bus network¶
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I5I485 Reserve free travel scheme¶
I6I496 Requirements as to scope¶
I7I507 Requirements as to uniformity¶
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Power to alter national concession etc¶
I8I428 Variation of scope of the national concession¶
I9I399 Variation of reimbursement and other administrative arrangements¶
I10I4310 Reciprocal arrangements for providing travel concessions¶
- “English travel concessions” means the travel concessions to which certain persons whose sole or principal residence is in England are entitled—
- under section 145A(1) of the 2000 Act, and
- by virtue of section 242(8) of, or paragraph A1 of Schedule 16 to, the 1999 Act;
- “Welsh travel concessions” means the travel concessions to which certain persons who are resident in Wales are entitled under section 145B(1) and (2) of the 2000 Act.
- “English permit holder” means—
- a person to whom a current travel concession permit has been issued under section 145A(4) of the 2000 Act by a travel concession authority in England (other than a London authority),
- a person to whom a current travel concession permit relating to the travel concession specified in section 242(8) and (8A) of the 1999 Act has been issued by a London authority, or
- a person to whom a current travel concession permit has been issued by a London authority pursuant to paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 16 to that Act;
- “Northern Irish permit holder” means a person to whom a current travel concession permit has been issued on behalf of the Department for Regional Development for the purposes of any agreement made under Article 5(1) of the Transport (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/599 (N.I. 10));
- “Scottish permit holder” means a person to whom a current travel concession permit has been issued under a national travel concession scheme made under section 40 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12);
- “Welsh permit holder” means a person to whom a current travel concession permit (in a form approved by the Welsh Ministers) has been issued under section 145B(3) of the 2000 Act by a travel concession authority in Wales.
Miscellaneous and supplemental¶
I11I4111 Orders¶
I12I6912 Interpretation¶
In this Act—- “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29);
- “the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38).
I13I5113 Minor and consequential amendments¶
I14I7014 Extent¶
This Act extends to England and Wales only.I15I4015 Commencement, transitional provision and savings¶
I16I7116 Short title¶
This Act may be cited as the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007.SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 ¶
The London free travel scheme
Section 5
Concession required for all eligible England residents¶
Additional concession required for blind eligible London residents¶
Additional concession required for other eligible London residents¶
Issue of permits¶
Charges made for permits¶
SCHEDULE 2 ¶
Minor and consequential amendments
Section 13(1)
Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)¶
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)¶
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Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)¶
145B Wales: mandatory concessions
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I38I76SCHEDULE 3 ¶
Repeals and revocations
Section 13(2)
| Title and number | Extent of repeal or revocation |
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| Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) | In section 241—
In section 242—
In section 243(1), in the opening words, “for London residents”. In section 420(8), “section 242(10);”. |
| Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) | In section 146, in the definition of “travel concession authority”, the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c). Section 151(12). In Schedule 11, paragraph 23. |
| Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) (Wales) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3765) | The whole order. |
| Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3224) | The whole order. |
Footnotes
- I1S. 1 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I2S. 2 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I3S. 3 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I4S. 4 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I5S. 5 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I6S. 6 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I7S. 7 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I8S. 8 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I9S. 9 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I10S. 10 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I11S. 11 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I12S. 12 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I13S. 13 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I14S. 14 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I15S. 15 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I16S. 16 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I17Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I18Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I19Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I20Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I21Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I22Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I23Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I24Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I25Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I26Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I27Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I28Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I29Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I30Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I31Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I32Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I33Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I34Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I35Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I36Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I37Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I38Sch. 3 in force at 17.10.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 2 (with art. 4)
- I39S. 9 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I40S. 15 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I41S. 11 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I42S. 8 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I43S. 10 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I44S. 1 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I45S. 2 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I46S. 3 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I47S. 4 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I48S. 5 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I49S. 6 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I50S. 7 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I51S. 13 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I52Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I53Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I54Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I55Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I56Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I57Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I58Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I59Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I60Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I61Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I62Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I63Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I64Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I65Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I66Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I67Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I68Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I69S. 12 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I70S. 14 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I71S. 16 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I72Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I73Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I74Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I75Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- I76Sch. 3 in force at 1.4.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/2799, art. 3 (with art. 4)
- F1Words in s. 9(7)(b) substituted (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 67(2); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1
- F2Words in s. 9(6)(b) substituted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 120; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)
- F3Words in s. 9(6)(b) substituted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 171 (with s. 247)