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S T A T U T O R Y
I N S T R U M E N T S
2002 No. 1016
THE PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND
Travel Concessions (Eligible Services) Order 2002
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9th April 2002
Laid before Parliament
10th April 2002
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1st May 2002
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in exercise of the
powers conferred upon him by section 94(4) of the Transport Act 1985(a) and section 146 of
the Transport Act 2000(b) hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may becited as the Travel Concessions (Eligible Services) Order 2002and
shall come into force on 1st May 2002.
(2) This Order extends to England only.
Interpretation
2. In this Order, the expressions “elderly person” and “disabled person” have the same
meaning as in section 146 of the Transport Act 2000.
Eligible services
3.—(1) A service is an eligible service under section 94 of the Transport Act 1985 and under
section 146 of the Transport Act 2000 if it is of one of the following classes—
(a) a local service provided or secured—
(i) by a local education authority pursuant to arrangements made under section 509
of the Education Act 1996(c), or
(ii) for elderly persons or disabled persons,
and in respect of which the conditions set out in paragraph (2) are satisﬁed;
(b) a local service, other than a service described in paragraph (1)(a) which is provided
by means of a vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers (or by a smaller
vehicle, but only if the services are operated in accordance with a time table), and in
respect of which the conditions set out in paragraph (3) are satisﬁed.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) (a) are that—
(a) seats on the vehicle by means of which the service is provided are normally available
to members of the general public and the service is regularly used by such members;
(b) the stopping places (other than those to or from which the service is mainly provided)
are situated at locations where they are likely to be used with reasonable frequency
by members of the general public;
(a) 1985 c. 67; section 94(4) was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) Schedule 11, paragraph 16.
(b) 2000 c. 38. See deﬁnition of “eligible service”.
(c) 1996 c. 56.
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(c) such members are able to make a single journey between any two stopping places
upon payment of a fare which is not a deliberate deterrent to their use of the service;
(d) such members are able to pay the fare at a place and in a manner which are not a
deliberate deterrent to their use of the service; and
(e) arrangements are made which aﬀord members of the general public a reasonable
opportunity to inform themselves of the existence of the service, the times of its
operation, and the places which it serves.
(3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are that—
(a) at least half of the accommodation on the vehicle by means of which the service is
provided is normally available to members of the general public and the service is
regularly used by such members;
(b) the stopping places are situated at locations where they are likely to be used with
reasonable frequency by members of the general public;
(c) such members are able to make a single journey between any two stopping places
upon payment of a fare which is not a deliberate deterrent to their use of the service;
(d) such members are able to pay the fare at a place and in a manner which are not a
deliberate deterrent to their use of the service;
(e) there is not displayed on the vehicle by means of which the service is provided any sign
or description intended or likely to convey the impression that the service is only
available to a particular category of person; and
(f) arrangements are made which aﬀord members of the general public a reasonable
opportunity to inform themselves of the existence of the service, times of its operation
and the places which it serves.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the
Regions.
Sally Keeble
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
9th April 2002
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes bus services which are eligible for the purposes of:
(i) the mandatory half fare travel concessions under the Transport Act 2000; and
(ii) the provisions of Part IV of the Transport Act 1985 (local passenger services)
relating to participation in travel concession schemes, and reimbursement
arrangements.
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