SCHEDULE 2Modification of provisions relating to local transport plans and bus strategies

Part 2Modification of the Transport Act 1985

1.  In section 63 of the Transport Act 1985(1), for subsection (8A) substitute—

“(8A) In subsection (8) “the appropriate bus strategy” means—

(a)in the case of a council who are an excepted authority to which subsection (6) of section 110 of the Transport Act 2000 applies, the relevant policies which they have formulated in accordance with that subsection;

(b)in the case of a district council who are not a local transport authority—

(i)the bus strategy of the council for the county in which the district is situated, or

(ii)if the county council are an excepted authority to which section 110(6) of the Transport Act 2000 applies, the relevant policies which they have formulated in accordance with that subsection;

(c)in the case of any other local transport authority, their bus strategy.

(8B) In this Part of this Act—

“bus strategy” means the document prepared in accordance with section 110(1) of the Transport Act 2000;

“excepted authority” and “local transport authority” have the meanings given by section 108(4) of that Act.”.