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Transport Act 1980

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This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Public Service Vehicles

    1. Preliminary

      1. 1.Preliminary

    2. Definition and classification of public service vehicles

      1. 2.Definition of " public service vehicle "

      2. 3.Classification of public service vehicles as stage, express or contract carriages

    3. Road service licences

      1. 4.Road service licences

      2. 5.Grant of road service licences

      3. 6.Attachment to road service licences of conditions as to matters other than fares

      4. 7.Attachment to road service licences of conditions as to fares

      5. 8.Grant of road service licences for services on routes not otherwise served

      6. 9.Grant of road service licences for certain excursions or tours

      7. 10.Revocation and suspension of road service licences

      8. 11.Duration of road service licences

    4. Trial areas

      1. 12.Designation of trial areas

      2. 13.Stage carriage services in trial areas

      3. 14.Duty to publish particulars of stage carriage services in trial areas

      4. 15.Relaxation in trial areas of operators' duties to co-operate and exchange information

    5. Fitness of public service vehicles

      1. 16.Powers of, and facilities for, inspection of public service vehicles

      2. 17.Certificate of initial fitness (or equivalent) required for use of public service vehicle

      3. 18.Power to prohibit driving of unfit public service vehicles

    6. Public service vehicle operators' licences

      1. 19.PSV operators' licences

      2. 20.Classification of licences

      3. 21.Grant and duration of licences

      4. 22.Conditions attached to licences

      5. 23.Revocation, suspension, etc. of licences

      6. 24.Duty to exhibit operator's disc

      7. 25.Duty to inform traffic commissioners of relevant convictions, etc.

      8. 26.Duty to give traffic commissioners information about vehicles

      9. 27.Certificates of qualification

    7. Supplementary provisions relating to licences

      1. 28.Appeals to the Minister

      2. 29.Further appeals on points of law

      3. 30.Partnerships and related matters

      4. 31.Death, bankruptcy, etc. of licence-holder

    8. Other matters

      1. 32.Fare-paying passengers on school buses

      2. 33.Use of certain vehicles by educational and other bodies

      3. 34.Obligatory test certificates for passenger-carrying vehicles

      4. 35.Amendment of Transport (London) Act 1969

      5. 36.Abolition of licensing of conductors of public service vehicles

      6. 37.Reduction of minimum age for drivers of public service vehicles

      7. 38.Fees for grant of licences, etc.

      8. 39.Arrangements for appointment of traffic commissioners

      9. 40.Increase of penalties

      10. 41.Offences by bodies corporate

      11. 42.Defences available to persons charged with certain offences

      12. 43.Amendments of other Acts

      13. 44.Interpretation of Part I

  3. PART II Transfer of Undertaking of National Freight Corporation

    1. Transfer of undertaking of National Freight Corporation to a company limited by shares

      1. 45.Transfer of undertaking of National Freight Corporation

      2. 46.Initial government holding in successor company

      3. 47.Transitional provisions with respect to reserves, etc.

      4. 48.Dissolution and final accounts of National Freight Corporation. 6 F

    2. Funding of certain pension obligations

      1. 49.Funding of relevant pension obligations

      2. 50.Meaning of " the relevant pension obligations "

    3. Supplementary

      1. 51.Interpretation of Part II and consequential amendments

  4. PART III Railway etc. Pensions

    1. 52.Payments by Minister in respect of B.R. and N.F.C pension schemes

    2. 53.Meaning of " the relevant pension obligations "

    3. 54.Unfunded proportion of relevant pension obligations

    4. 55.Proportion of pensions, etc. which corresponds to relevant pension obligations

    5. 56.Reduction of payments in respect of certain supplementation schemes

    6. 57.Exclusion of payments in respect of certain transfer values

    7. 58.Consequential cancellation of debts owed by Board and Corporation

    8. 59.Supplemental provisions

    9. 60.Interpretation of Part III

  5. PART IV Miscellaneous and General

    1. 61.Insurance or security in respect of private use of vehicle to cover use under car-sharing arrangements

    2. 62.Grants towards duty charged on bus fuel, and new bus grants

    3. 63.Articulated vehicles

    4. 64.Roof-signs on vehicles other than taxis

    5. 65.Repeal of s. 2 of 1954 c. 64

    6. 66.Abolition of Freight Integration Council and repeal of certain provisions about special authorisations for use of large goods vehicles

    7. 67.Abolition of Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee

    8. 68.Expenses

    9. 69.Repeals

    10. 70.Citation, etc.

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Public Service Vehicles : Conditions Affecting Status or Classification

      1. PART I Sharing of Taxis and Hire-Cars

        1. 1.The making of the agreement for the payment of separate...

        2. 2.(1) The journey must be made without previous advertisement to...

        3. 3.The journey must not be made in conjunction with, or...

      2. PART II Parties of Overseas Visitors

        1. 4.Each of the passengers making the journey must have been...

      3. PART III Alternative Conditions Affecting Status or Classification

        1. 5.Arrangements for the bringing together of all the passengers for...

        2. 6.The journey must be made without previous advertisement to the...

        3. 7.All the passengers must, in the case of a journey...

        4. 8.No differentiation of fares for the journey on the basis...

      4. PART IV Supplementary

        1. 9.For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 6 no account...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Orders Designating Trial Areas

      1. Applications for designation orders

        1. 1.(1) not less than 21 days before making an application...

        2. 2.(1) Before making such an application the local authority concerned...

        3. 3.Every application for a designation order shall be accompanied by...

      2. Variation or revocation of designation orders

        1. 4.Before making an application to the Minister for an order...

        2. 5.Paragraph 3 shall apply in relation to an application for,...

        3. 6.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), an order under section 12...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Supplementary Provisions as to Qualifications for PSV Operator's Licence

      1. Good repute

        1. 1.(1) In determining whether an individual is of good repute,...

      2. Appropriate financial standing

        1. 2.Being of appropriate financial standing in relation to an applicant...

      3. Professional competence

        1. 3.References in this Part of this Act to professional competence...

        2. 4.Where an individual is not himself professionally competent, the requirement...

        3. 5.Where the holder of a PSV operator's licence relies on...

        4. 6.Subject to paragraph 10, an individual shall be regarded as...

        5. 7.In paragraph 6 " approved body " means—

      4. Persons engaged in road passenger transport before 1st January 1978

        1. 8.(1) Paragraphs 9 and 10 apply only to persons applying...

        2. 9.(1) An individual or company authorised to engage in the...

        3. 10.For the purpose of this Part of this Act, an...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Increase of Penalties in the 1960 Act

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Minor and Consequential Amendments Relating to Public Service Vehicles

      1. PART I Amendments of Road Traffic Act 1960 (c.16)

        1. 1.(1) Section 128 (certifying officers and public service vehicle examiners)...

        2. 2.In section 130 (approval of type vehicles), in subsection (3)...

        3. 3.(1) Section 131 (certificates of fitness for experimental vehicles) shall...

        4. 4.In section 144 (drivers' licences)— (a) in subsection (3), for...

        5. 5.(1) Section 146 (regulation of conduct of drivers and conductors)...

        6. 6.(1) Section 146 (regulation of conduct of drivers and conductors)...

        7. 7.Section 149 (power of Minister to modify restrictions on use...

        8. 8.In section 152 (wages and conditions of employment of persons...

        9. 9.(1) Section 153 (procedure of traffic commissioners) shall be amended...

        10. 10.In section 158 (power to regulate procedure on applications for...

        11. 11.In section 160(1) (regulations for purposes of Part III)—

        12. 12.The documents to which section 233(forgery and misuse of documents,...

        13. 13.In section 248 (power to hold inquiries) after "the London...

        14. 14.In section 257(1) (general interpretation), for the words from "...

        15. 15.In section 260(2) (consultation before regulations are made), for "...

      2. PART II Other Amendments

        1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1953 (c. 26)

        2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (OMNIBUS SHELTERS AND QUEUE BARRIERS) (SCOTLAND) ACT 1958 (c. 50)

        3. TRANSPORT ACT 1962 (c. 46)

        4. FINANCE ACT 1965 (c. 25)

        5. ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1967 (c. 76)

          1. 1.So much of subsection (3) of section 1 as prevents...

          2. 2.In sections 6(8) and 9(8), for the words from "...

          3. 3.In section 104(1) (interpretation), for the words from " shall...

          4. 4.(1) Schedule 5 (speed limits for vehicles of certain classes)...

        6. TRANSPORT ACT 1968 (c. 73)

        7. TRANSPORT (LONDON) ACT 1969 (c. 35)

          1. 1.In section 23(7) (regulation of London bus services : interpretation)...

          2. 2.In section 24(4)(c), for "sections 135(8) and 163(1)" substitute "section...

        8. ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1972 (c. 20)

        9. ROAD TRAFFIC (FOREIGN VEHICLES) ACT 1972 (c. 27)

          1. 1.In section 4(2)(b) (circumstances in which drivers of foreign public...

          2. 2.In section 7 (interpretation), in the definition of " public...

          3. 3.In Schedule 1 (enactments conferring functions on examiners), for "Section...

        10. ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 (c. 50)

        11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976 (c. 57)

          1. 1.In section 63(3)(6) (hackney carriage stands not to be appointed...

          2. 2.In section 80(1) (interpretation of Part II)—

        12. ENERGY ACT 1976 (c. 76)

        13. PASSENGER VEHICLES (EXPERIMENTAL AREAS) ACT 1977 (c. 21)

          1. 1.In section 2(8) (authorised vehicle in experimental area not to...

          2. 2.In section 2(9)— (a) in the definition of " commercial...

          3. 3.In the Schedule, in paragraph 14— (a) after " notice...

        14. MINIBUS ACT 1977 (c. 25)

        15. TRANSPORT ACT 1978 (c. 55)

          1. 1.In section 1(5) (power of non-metropolitan counties to make grants)...

          2. 2.For subsections (1) to (9) of section 5 (community bus...

          3. 3.Section 6 shall be omitted.

          4. 4.In section 7(3) (vehicles excluded from regulation as private hire...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Supplementary Provisions with Respect to Transfer under Section 45

      1. Legal remedies and pending proceedings

        1. 1.(1) Where any right, liability or obligation is transferred to...

      2. Powers of other bodies

        1. 2.The transfer to the successor company by virtue of section...

      3. Modification of agreements

        1. 3.Where immediately before the appointed day there is in force...

      4. Loss of office by members of Corporation

        1. 4.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), no right, liability or obligation...

      5. Compensation payments arising from earlier reorganisations

        1. 5.The obligations of the Corporation transferred by virtue of section...

      6. Pensions of former members of the Corporation

        1. 6.The obligations of the Corporation transferred by virtue of section...

      7. Pension schemes

        1. 7.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the provisions of section 74...

      8. Grants in respect of certain capital expenditure

        1. 8.(1) The obligations of the Corporation transferred by virtue of...

      9. Reimbursement for certain travel concessions

        1. 9.(1) The obligations of the Corporation transferred by virtue of...

      10. Rating

        1. 10.(1) The obligations of the Corporation transferred by virtue of...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Amendments Consequential on Part II

      1. TRANSPORT ACT 1968 (c.73)

        1. 1.In section 7 substitute the words " the Board "...

        2. 2.In section 8(1) (b) for " either of those authorities...

        3. 3.In section 29(6) for the words from "subsection (2) of...

        4. 4.In section 45(5) for " the authority to whom the...

        5. 5.In paragraph 4 of Schedule 16 for the words from...

        6. 6.In paragraph 5 of Schedule 16— (a) in sub-paragraph (2),...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      B.R. Pension Schemes

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Repeals

      1. PART I Public Service Vehicles

      2. PART II Repeals taking effect on Passing of this Act

      3. PART III Repeals taking effect on Appointed Day under Part II of this Act

      4. PART IV Other Repeals

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