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The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2007

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Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 691

PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT

The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2007

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), 60(1)(e) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(1) and by section 126(1)(c) and 134 of the Transport Act 1985(2) and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988(3).

He has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(4).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Amendments

2.—(1) The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses Regulations 1987(5) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(a), for “£19” substitute “£20”.

(3) In regulation 4(b), for “£10” substitute “£11”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

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 a permit granted under section 19 of the Transport Act 1985 in respect of the use of a large bus from £19 to £20 (an increase of 5.3%) and in respect of the use of a small bus from £10 to £11 (an increase of 10%). The fees were last increased on 30th September 2005.

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.

(1)

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).

(3)

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 3C.

(4)

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.

(5)

S.I. 1987/1230, amended by S.I. 2005/2354; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

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