LegalizeThe Transport Act 1978 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1978
Made: 7th August 1978
The Secretary of State for the Environment, the Secretary of State for Transport, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(1) of the Transport Act 1978, and according to their respective functions in relation to the provisions of that Act specified in this Order, hereby make the following Order—
1
This Order may be cited as the Transport Act 1978 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1978.
2
The provisions of the Transport Act 1978 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) which are listed in column (1) of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Order and which relate to the matters respectively specified in relation to those provisions in column (2) of those Schedules shall (to the extent specified in those Schedules) come into force as follows:—
- (a) the provisions listed in Schedule 1 on 1st September 1978, and
- (b) the provisions listed in Schedule 2 on 1st November 1978.
SCHEDULE 1 — PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 1978
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
| Section 1 | Passenger transport policies in county areas. |
| Section 2 | County public transport plans. |
| Section 3 | Agreements with operators. |
| Section 4 | Concessionary fare schemes. |
| Section 7 | Car-sharing for social and other purposes. |
| Section 8 (so far as it relates to the paragraphs in Schedule 2 mentioned below) | Road service licences and permits. |
| Section 10 | Control of off-street parking. |
| Section 11 | Drivers' hours (EEC rules). |
| Section 12 | Bicycles. |
| Section 13 | National policy for inland waterway transport. |
| Section 14 | British Rail public service obligations. |
| Section 16 | Amendment of Railways Act 1974 section 8. |
| Section 22 | Transport supplementary grant. |
| Section 24(4) (so far as it relates to the repeals in Schedule 4 mentioned below) | Repeals. |
| Schedule 1 | Re-statement of Road Traffic Act 1960, Schedule 12, Part II. |
| Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 2, 6 and 7 | Amendments about road service licences and permits. |
| The entries in Schedule 4 relating to— (a) Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967; (b) section 30 of the Transport Act 1968; (c) section 24(4) of the Transport (London) Act 1969; (d) section 203 of the Local Government Act 1972; (e) schedule 18 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973; (f) section 6 of the Local Government Act 1974; (g) section 1 of the Minibus Act 1977. | Repeals. |
SCHEDULE 2 — PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST NOVEMBER 1978
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
| Section 5 | Community bus services. |
| Section 6 | Use of community bus for contract work. |
| Section 8 (so far as it relates to the paragraphs in Schedule 2 mentioned below) | Road service licences and permits. |
| Section 9 | Lorries. |
| Schedule 2, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 | Amendments to Road Traffic Act 1960. |
| Schedule 3 | Amendments about lorries. |
| Section 24(4) (so far as it relates to the repeal in Schedule 4 mentioned below) | Repeals. |
| The entry in Schedule 4 relating to section 57 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 | Repeal. |
Signed
Peter Shore — Secretary of State for the Environment — 3rd August 1978
William Rodgers — Secretary of State for Transport — 3rd August 1978
Bruce Millan — Secretary of State for Scotland — 3rd August 1978
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
T. Alec Jones — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — Welsh Office — 7th August 1978
Explanatory note
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force certain of the provisions of the Transport Act 1978 as follows:—
(a) the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to the Order on 1st September 1978, and
(b) the provisions specified in Schedule 2 to the Order on 1st November 1978.
Each Schedule states the subject matter of each provision specified in it.
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