114 Quality partnership schemes
Transport Act 2000 (2000 c 38) | Legislation

Bus services: quality partnership schemes

114  Quality partnership schemes

(1)     A local transport authority, or two or more such authorities acting jointly, may make a quality partnership scheme if they are satisfied that the scheme [will contribute to the implementation of their local transport policies] [(but this is subject to subsection (1A))].

[(1A)     A local transport authority whose area is in England may exercise the power to make a quality partnership scheme only if—

(a)     they are acting jointly with one or more other local transport authorities, and

(b)     at least one of those other local transport authorities is an authority whose area is in Wales.]

(2)     A quality partnership scheme is a scheme under which—

(a)     the authority or authorities provide particular facilities in the whole or part of their area, or combined area, and

(b)     operators of local services who wish to use the facilities must undertake to provide local services of a particular standard when using them.

(3)     The authority or authorities must be satisfied that both the provision of those facilities and the provision of local services of that standard will—

[(a)     bring benefits to persons using local services in the whole or

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