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# The Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 1247
COMPETITION
The Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2025
Made
25th November 2025
Laid before Parliament
1st December 2025
Coming into force
1st January 2026
In January 2025, in accordance with section 8(1) and (4) of the Competition Act 1998 (“the Act”), the Competition and Markets Authority (“the CMA”) published details of its proposed recommendation to the Secretary of State that the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001 be amended.
The CMA considered the representations which were made to it about its proposed recommendation and, in accordance with section 8(3) of the Act, has recommended that the Secretary of State vary that Order.
The Secretary of State has decided to give effect to the recommendation without modification and makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(2)(a) and (7) and 71(3)(a) of the Act.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1st January 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## 2 Amendment of the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001 {#article-2}

(1) The Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2, omit the words from “and shall cease to have effect” to the end.
(3) In Article 3—
(a) in the definition of “connecting service”, omit “a bus service,”;
(b) in the definition of “vehicle”, for “animal; and” substitute “animal.”;
(c) omit the definition of “working day”.
(4) In Article 22(1), for “28th February 2021” substitute “1st January 2031 and subsequently at intervals not exceeding five years”.