Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 75
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND
The Transport Act 2000 (Commencement of Quality Contracts Schemes) (England) Order 2005
Made
19th January 2005
Laid before Parliament
31st January 2005
Coming into force
1st March 2005
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 127(10) of the Transport Act 2000( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order:
Commencement, citation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Transport Act 2000 (Commencement of Quality Contracts Schemes) (England) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st March 2005.
Amendment of the Transport Act 2000
2.Section 127(2)(b) of the Transport Act 2000 is varied so that, as respects quality contracts schemes relating to areas wholly in England, the reference to 21 months is a reference to 6 months.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Charlotte Atkins
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
19th January 2005
2000 c. 38 . See section 162(1) of the Act for the definition of “appropriate national authority”.