Transport Act 1968
Transport Act 1968 (1968 c. 73)
- Transport Act 1968 (1968 c. 73)
- Part I Integration of Freight Transport Services
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- Redistribution of activities between Freight Corporation and Railways Board or Scottish Group
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- Part II Integrated Transport Areas and Passenger Transport Areas
- Designation of Integrated Transport Areas or Passenger Transport Areas and establishment and functions of Authorities and Executives
- 9 Passenger Transport Areas, Authorities and Executives.Areas, Authorities and Executives.
- 9 Passenger Transport Areas, Authorities and Executives.
- 9A General functions of Authorities and Executives.
- 9A General functions of Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives.
- 9B Consultation and publicity with respect to policies as to services.
- 9B Consultation and publicity with respect to policies as to services.
- 10 General powers of Executive.
- 10 General powers of Executive.
- 10A Further powers of Executives
- 10B Boundaries of power under section 10A
- 10C Power to make provision supplemental to section 10A
- 11 Financial duty of Executive.
- 12 Borrowing powers of Executive.
- 13 Power to make grants.
- 13 Grants and payments.
- 13A Guarantees by Authority.
- 14 Accounts of Executive.
- 14 Accounts of Executive.
- 14 Accounts of Executive.
- 15 Further functions of Authority.
- 15 Further functions of Authority.
- 15 Further functions of Authority.
- 15A Additional provisions as to control of Executive by Authority.
- 16 Publication of annual report by Authority and Executive and prevention of improper conduct of subsidiary activities.
- Reorganisation of passenger transport in Integrated Transport Areas or Passenger Transport Areas
- 17 Transfer to Executive of local authority transport undertakings.
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- 20 Special duty of certain Executives with respect to railway passenger services.
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- General
- 22 Provisions as to regulations and orders under Part II.
- 23 Consents of, or directions by, Minister under Part II.
- 23A Interpretation of certain provisions of this Part relating to railways.
- Part III Bus and Ferry Services
- National Bus Company and Scottish Transport Group
- 24 Establishment and general duties of Bus Company and Scottish Group.
- 24 Establishment and general duties of Bus Company and Scottish Group.
- 25 General powers of Bus Company.
- 26 General powers of Scottish Group.
- 27 Financial provisions with respect to Bus Company and Scottish Group.
- 28 Transfer to Bus Company or Scottish Group of certain securities, rights and liabilities.
- 29 Transfer of certain property, rights and liabilities between Railways Board and Bus Company or Scottish Group.
- Relaxation of control over certain bus services
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- 31 Abolition of special control over bus services provided by local authorities outside their areas.
- Assistance for bus and ferry services
- 32 New bus grants.
- 34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry services.
- 34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry service.
- Further provision relating to public service vehicles
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- 37 Power for local authorities to acquire or dispose of public service vehicle undertakings.
- Part IV Further Provisions as to Boards, New Authorities and Transport Services
- Railways Board
- 38 Composition of Railways Board and removal of requirement for regional boards.
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- Additional financial provisions with respect to Boards and new authorities
- 41 Financial provisions as to Boards and new authorities.
- 42 Additional financial provisions as to Railways Board.
- 43 Additional financial provisions as to Waterways Board.
- 43A. Grants to Canal & River Trust
- 44 Account by Minister of receipt and disposal of certain sums.
- Additional duties of Boards and new authorities
- 45 Duty of Freight Corporation and Railways Board to review organisation.
- 46 Duty of Boards and new authorities to promote research and development.
- Additional powers of Boards and new authorities
- 47 Extension to new authorities of certain functions of Boards.
- 48 Manufacture, repair and supply.
- 49 Powers with respect to land.
- 49 Powers with respect to land.
- 50 Miscellaneous provisions as to powers.
- 51 Subsidiaries and joint subsidiaries.
- 52 Supplementary and miscellaneous provisions.
- Power to dissolve Holding Company, etc.
- 53 Provisions with respect to Holding Company.
- Miscellaneous further provisions with respect to transport services
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- 55 Amendments as to Transport Consultative CommitteesPassengers’ Council and London Transport Users’ Committee .
- 56 Assistance by Minister or local authority towards capital expenditure on public transport facilities.
- 57 Grants for research or development in connection with transport services, etc.
- 57A Grants for research or development in connection with transport services by inland waterways in Scotland
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- The licensing authority
- 59 The licensing authority for Part V.
- O perators’ licences
- 60 Users of certain goods vehicles to hold operators’ licences.
- 61 Authorised vehicles.
- 61A Maximum numbers of vehicles.
- 62 Applications for operators’ licences.
- 63 Objections to grant of operators’ licences.
- 64 Decision on applications for operators’ licences.
- 64A Issue of operators’ licences.
- 64B Conditions for securing road safety.
- 65 Conditions as to transport managers.
- 66 Conditions as to matters required to be notified to licensing authority.
- 67 Duration of operators’ licences and grant of interim licences.
- 67A Interim licences.
- 68 Variation of operators’ licences.
- 68A Interim variations.
- 69 Revocation, suspension and curtailment of operators’ licences.
- 69A Operating centres for authorised vehicles to be specified in operators’ licences.
- 69B Objection to, or refusal or modification of, applications for operators’ licences on environmental grounds.
- 69C Conditions as to the use of operating centres.
- 69D Variation of operators’ licences with respect to operating centres and conditions affecting their use, etc.
- 69E Publication of notice of applications for licences and variations in localities affected.
- Further provisions about operating centres
- 69EA Periods of review for operating centres.
- 69EB Power to remove operating centres on review.
- 69EC Powers to attach conditions etc. on review.
- 69ED Transfer of operating centres.
- 69F Revocation, etc. of operators’ licences for breach of provisions controlling use of operating centres.
- 69G Provisions supplementary to sections 69A to 69F.
- 69H Determinations as to environmental matters: supplementary provisions.
- Operators’ licences: supplementary provisions
- 69I Assessors.
- 69J Review of decisions.
- 70 Rights of appeal in connection with operators’ licences.
- Special authorisations for use of large goods vehicles
- 71 Control of the use of large goods vehicles.
- 72—80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Enforcement
- 81 Consignment notes.
- 82 Powers of entry and inspection.
- 83 Falsification of consignment notes and records.
- 84 Evidence by certificate.
- Supplementary
- 85 Holding companies and subsidiaries.
- 85A Partnerships.
- 86 Operators’ licences not to be transferable etc.
- 87 Inquiries.
- 88 Provisions relating to Transport Tribunal.
- 89 Fees.
- 90 Appointment and remuneration of officers and servants.
- 91 Regulations and orders for purposes of Part V.
- 92 Interpretation of Part V.
- Abolition of carriers’ licensing for certain vehicles
- 93 Carriers’ licences not to be required for small vehicles or for medium vehicles covered by operators’ licences.
- Transitional provisions and amendments
- 94 Transitional provisions and amendments.
- Part VI Drivers’ Hours
- Vehicles and drivers subject to control under Part VI.
- Permitted driving time and periods of duty.
- Authorisation of field tests
- Installation and use of recording equipment : EU requirements.
- Installation and use of recording equipment: AETR requirements
- Supply of recording equipment which is not type-approved
- Recording equipment system elements: security vulnerabilities
- Provisions supplementary to section 97.
- Forgery, etc of seals on recording equipment
- Delivery of record sheets and other documents
- Vehicle units: downloading data
- Driver cards: downloading data
- Downloading data: requirement imposed by an officer
- Downloading and retaining data: offences
- Access to downloaded data
- Written records.
- Inspection of records and other documents.
- Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment
- Power to stop
- Power to prohibit driving of vehicle.
- Duration and removal of prohibition.
- Failure to comply with prohibition.
- Power to give effect to international agreements.
- Orders and regulations under Part VI.
- Application to the Crown and exemption for police and fire brigade.
- Exclusion of application to tramcars and trolley vehicles.
- Partnerships and other unincorporated associations
- Offences by bodies corporate etc
- Interpretation, supplementary provisions, etc., for Part VI.
- Part VII Inland Waterways
- The Board’s waterways
- 104 Classification of ... waterways.
- 105 Maintenance of ... waterways.
- 106. Enforcement of maintenance duty – the Waterways Board
- 106A. Enforcement of maintenance duty – Canal & River Trust
- 107 Amendments as to general duties of Board.
- 108 Prevention of nuisance as respects certain waterways.
- 109 Power of certain bodies to maintain or take over waterways and connected works in Scotland.
- 109 Power of certain bodies to maintain or take over waterways and connected works in Scotland.
- 110 The Inland Waterways Advisory Council
- 110A Term of office, procedure etc.
- 110B Functions of Council: England and Wales
- 110C Functions of Council: Scotland
- 111 Access agreements and orders as respects canals other than commercial waterways and cruising waterways.
- Other inland waterway provisions
- 112 Power to extinguish statutory rights and obligations in respect of canals not comprised in undertaking of Board or Canal & River Trust.
- 113 Byelaws in respect of waterways owned or managed by certain bodies.
- 114 Power of local authorities to assist in maintaining waterways for amenity purposes.
- Supplementary
- 115 Interpretation of Part VII.
- 115 Interpretation of Part VII.
- Part VIII Bridges, Level Crossings, etc.
- Bridges
- 116 Transfer of responsibility for maintenance of highways on bridges over certain railways, inland waterways, etc.
- 116 Transfer of responsibility for maintenance of highways on bridges over certain railways, inland waterways, etc.
- 117 Duty ... as respects bridges carrying highways.
- 117 Duty ... as respects bridges carrying highways.
- 118 Duty of highway authorities, etc., as respects bridges over certain railways or inland waterways.
- 118 Duty of highway authorities, etc., as respects bridges over certain railways or inland waterways.
- 119 Ending of liability ... to make payments on being relieved of responsibility for bridges carrying trunk or special roads.
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- 121 Application of foregoing sections to other undertakers.
- 122 Interpretations of sections 116 to 121.
- 122 Interpretations of sections 116 to 121.
- Level crossings
- 123 Power of highway and other authorities to contribute to cost of barriers, etc., at level crossings.
- 123 Power of highway and other authorities to contribute to cost of barriers, etc., at level crossings.
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- Inspectors of railways
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- Part IX Regulation of Road Traffic
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- Part X Miscellaneous and General
- 134 Duty to act in certain cases as body engaged in commercial enterprise.
- 135 Compensation for loss of employment etc.
- 135 Compensation for loss of employment etc.
- 136 Pensions.
- 137 Machinery for negotiation and consultation with staff.
- 137 Machinery for negotiation and consultation with staff.
- 138 Travel concessions.
- 139 Land required as service area for special road: compensation in certain cases of compulsory acquisition.
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- 141 Application of Town and Country Planning Acts.
- 142 Powers of Minister in connection with channel tunnel.
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- 144 Transfer and disposal of historical records and relics.
- 145 Minor amendments of Road Traffic Act 1960.
- 146 Approval marks.
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- 156 Miscellaneous, supplementary and consequential provisions.
- 157 Orders and regulations.
- 158 Inquiries.
- 159 Interpretation—general.
- 160 Stamp duty.
- 160 Stamp duty.
- 161 Income tax, etc.
- 162 Rating.
- 163 Expenses.
- 164 Application to Northern Ireland.
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- 166 Short title and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The New Authorities
- SCHEDULE 2 Commencing Capital Debts of New Authorities
- SCHEDULE 4 Supplementary Provisions as to certain Transfers of Property, Rights and Liabilities
- Allocation of property, rights and liabilities
- Rights and liabilities under agreement for rendering of personal services
- Right to production of documents of title
- Perfection of vesting of certain property or rights
- Proof of title by certificate
- Restrictions on dealing with certain land
- Construction of agreements, statutory provisions and documents
- Third parties affected by vesting provisions
- SCHEDULE 5 Passenger Transport Authorities and ExecutivesPassenger Transport Executives
- The Authority
- The Executive
- Matters which may be dealt with by order under s. 9(1)
- SCHEDULE 6 . . .
- SCHEDULE 7 Bodies whose Securities are Transferred to Bus Company
- SCHEDULE 8 New Bus Grants—Supplementary Provisions
- Schedule 8A Transfer of operating centres
- SCHEDULE 9 . . .
- SCHEDULE 10 Amendments Consequential on Part V
- PART II AMENDMENTS AS FROM APPOINTED DAY FOR PURPOSES OF S. 94(8)
- SCHEDULE 11 Amendments Consequential on Part VI
- SCHEDULE 12 Commercial and Cruising Waterways
- Part I Commercial Waterways
- Part II Cruising Waterways
- SCHEDULE 13 Order Relating to Inland Waterways
- Preliminary
- Consultation
- Publication of proposed orders and consideration of objections
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 15 . . .
- SCHEDULE 16 Supplementary or Consequential Provisions
- SCHEDULE 17 Application to Northern Ireland
- Provisions extending to Northern Ireland
- Modifications
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