Part 3Bus services

Making and duration of quality contracts schemes

I130Extension of maximum period of quality contracts

1

Section 130 of the TA 2000 (tendering for quality contracts) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (authority to tender for provision of services) after “services to which the scheme” insert “ , or each provision of the scheme, ”.

3

In subsection (2) (period of contract not to exceed five years) for “five” substitute “ 10 ”.