Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Passenger Transport Areas, Authorities and Executives. Areas, Authorities and Executives. 9A General functions of Authorities and Executives. 9B Consultation and publicity with respect to policies as to services. 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. 13A Guarantees by Authority. 14 Accounts of Executive. 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. 17 Transfer to Executive of local authority transport undertakings. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Special duty of certain Executives with respect to railway passenger services. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. 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. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Abolition of special control over bus services provided by local authorities outside their areas. 32 New bus grants. 33 34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry services. 35 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Power for local authorities to acquire or dispose of public service vehicle undertakings. 38 Composition of Railways Board and removal of requirement for regional boards. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. 45 Duty of Freight Corporation and Railways Board to review organisation. 46 Duty of Boards and new authorities to promote research and development. 47 Extension to new authorities of certain functions of Boards. 48 Manufacture, repair and supply. 49 Powers with respect to land. 50 Miscellaneous provisions as to powers. 51 Subsidiaries and joint subsidiaries. 52 Supplementary and miscellaneous provisions. 53 Provisions with respect to Holding Company. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Amendments as to Transport Consultative Committees Passengers’ 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 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The licensing authority for Part V. 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. 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. 69I Assessors. 69J Review of decisions. 70 Rights of appeal in connection with operators’ licences. 71 Control of the use of large goods vehicles. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Consignment notes. 82 Powers of entry and inspection. 83 Falsification of consignment notes and records. 84 Evidence by certificate. 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. 93 Carriers’ licences not to be required for small vehicles or for medium vehicles covered by operators’ licences. 94 Transitional provisions and amendments. 95 Vehicles and drivers subject to control under Part VI. 96 Permitted driving time and periods of duty. 96A Authorisation of field tests 97 Installation and use of recording equipment : EU requirements. 97ZA Installation and use of recording equipment: AETR requirements 97ZB Supply of recording equipment which is not type-approved 97ZC Recording equipment system elements: security vulnerabilities 97A Provisions supplementary to section 97. 97AA Forgery, etc of seals on recording equipment 97B 97C Delivery of record sheets and other documents 97D Vehicle units: downloading data 97E Driver cards: downloading data 97F Downloading data: requirement imposed by an officer 97G Downloading and retaining data: offences 97H Access to downloaded data 98 Written records. 99 Inspection of records and other documents. 99ZA Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment 99ZB Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment 99ZC Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment 99ZD Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment 99ZE Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment 99ZF Inspection of records and other documents and data relating to recording equipment 99ZG Power to stop 99A Power to prohibit driving of vehicle. 99B Duration and removal of prohibition. 99C Failure to comply with prohibition. 100 Power to give effect to international agreements. 101 Orders and regulations under Part VI. 102 Application to the Crown and exemption for police and fire brigade. 102A Exclusion of application to tramcars and trolley vehicles. 102B Partnerships and other unincorporated associations 102C Offences by bodies corporate etc 103 Interpretation, supplementary provisions, etc., for Part VI. 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. 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. 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. 115 Interpretation of Part VII. 116 Transfer of responsibility for maintenance of highways on bridges over certain railways, inland waterways, etc. 117 Duty ... as respects bridges carrying highways. 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. 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Application of foregoing sections to other undertakers. 122 Interpretations of sections 116 to 121. 123 Power of highway and other authorities to contribute to cost of barriers, etc., at level crossings. 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Duty to act in certain cases as body engaged in commercial enterprise. 135 Compensation for loss of employment etc. 136 Pensions. 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. 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Application of Town and Country Planning Acts. 142 Powers of Minister in connection with channel tunnel. 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Transfer and disposal of historical records and relics. 145 Minor amendments of Road Traffic Act 1960. 146 Approval marks. 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Miscellaneous, supplementary and consequential provisions. 157 Orders and regulations. 158 Inquiries. 159 Interpretation—general. 160 Stamp duty. 161 Income tax, etc. 162 Rating. 163 Expenses. 164 Application to Northern Ireland. 165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Short title and commencement. SCHEDULE 1 The New Authorities SCHEDULE 2 Commencing Capital Debts of New Authorities SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 Supplementary Provisions as to certain Transfers of Property, Rights and Liabilities SCHEDULE 5 Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives Passenger Transport Executives SCHEDULE 6 . . . SCHEDULE 7 Bodies whose Securities are Transferred to Bus Company Schedule 8A Transfer of operating centres SCHEDULE 9 . . . SCHEDULE 10 Amendments Consequential on Part V SCHEDULE 11 Amendments Consequential on Part VI SCHEDULE 12 Commercial and Cruising Waterways SCHEDULE 13 Order Relating to Inland Waterways SCHEDULE 14 SCHEDULE 15 . . . SCHEDULE 16 Supplementary or Consequential Provisions SCHEDULE 17 Application to Northern Ireland SCHEDULE 18
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34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry services.
(1) Any of the following councils, namely the council or any county,. . . or district in England or Wales, any county, town or district council in Scotland, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or any two or more of those councils acting jointly, may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any. . . ferry service if in the opinion of the council or councils in question that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.
(1A) The Council of the Isles of Scilly may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any bus service if in the opinion of that Council that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.
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34 Assistance for rural bus or ferry services.
(1) Any of the following councils, namely the council or any county,. . . or district in England or Wales, any county, town or district council in Scotland, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or any two or more of those councils acting jointly, may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any. . . ferry service if in the opinion of the council or councils in question that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.
(1A) The Council of the Isles of Scilly may, on such conditions, if any, as they think fit, afford assistance to any other person, by way of grant, loan or both, for the purpose of securing the provision, improvement or continuance of any bus service if in the opinion of that Council that service is or will be for the benefit of persons residing in rural areas.
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A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.