Transport (London) Act 1969

Transport (London) Act 1969[a]
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision with respect to transport in and around Greater London and for connected purposes.
Citation1969 c. 35
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent25 July 1969
Commencementvarious[c]
Other legislation
Amends
Amended by
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Transport (London) Act 1969 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Transport (London) Act 1969 (c. 35) was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament concerning the administration of public transport in London.

Provisions

The act abolished the London Transport Board.[1][2][3]

Its main functions were transferred to a new London Transport Executive under the auspices of the Greater London Council.[4]

The Country Bus and Coach Department was separated as London Country Bus Services, a subsidiary of the National Bus Company.[5]

Further developments

The act was amended after negotiations with the Greater London Council to enable the transfer of power.[6] The transfer occurred in January 1970.[5]

The Greater London Council attempted to significantly reduce fares under the act, but this was challenged in court.[7][8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 47(1).
  2. ↑ Section 47(3)–(4).
  3. ↑ Section 47(4).

References

  1. ↑ "TRANSPORT (LONDON) ACT 1969 (AMENDMENT) BILL (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. United Kingdom: Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Byelaws". Transport for London. U.K.: Transport for London. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue description Transport (London) Act 1969: British Rail Services". United Kingdom: The National Archives (United Kingdom). December 1980. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Hart, D.A. (1984). "A Policy Biography of the Greater London Council: Planning and Transport". Built Environment (1978-). 10 (2): 100–112. ISSN 0263-7960.
  5. 1 2 Millar, Alan (9 October 2024). "THE GOAL WAS INTEGRATION". Buses Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "TRANSPORT (LONDON) AMENDMENT BILL (Hansard, 14 November 1969)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  7. ↑ McAuslan, Patrick (1983). "Administrative Law, Collective Consumption and Judicial Policy". The Modern Law Review. 46 (1): 1–20. ISSN 0026-7961.
  8. ↑ Rhodes, R. A. W. (1984). "Continuity and Change in British Central–Local Relations: 'The Conservative Threat', 1979-83". British Journal of Political Science. 14 (3): 261–283. ISSN 0007-1234.


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