SCHEDULE 11 Minor and Consequential Amendments About Local Transport

SCHEDULE 11 Minor and Consequential Amendments About Local Transport

Section 161

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Transport Act 1968 (c 73)

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The Transport Act 1968 has effect subject to the following amendments.

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(1)     Section 9A (general functions of Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives) is amended as follows.

(2)     Omit subsections (1) and (2).

(3)     For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)     It shall be the duty of the Executive for each passenger transport area in England to secure the provision of such public passenger transport services as the Authority for the area consider it appropriate for the Executive to secure for meeting any public transport requirements within the area which in the Authority's view would not be met apart from any action taken by the Executive for that purpose.

(3A)     The Authority shall seek and have regard to the advice of the Executive for their area in determining which services it would be appropriate for the Executive to secure under subsection (3) of this section.â€

(4)     In subsection (6), for the words following paragraph (b) substitute “to have regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.â€

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Omit section 9B (consultation and publicity

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