Transport Act 1980

Transport Act 1980[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the law relating to public service vehicles; to make provision for and in connection with the transfer of the undertaking of the National Freight Corporation to a company; to provide for the making of payments by the Minister of Transport in aid of certain railway and other pension schemes; to amend Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1972 as regards car-sharing arrangements; to make amendments about articulated vehicles; to prohibit the display of certain roof-signs on vehicles other than taxis; to abolish the Freight Integration Council and the Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee; to repeal certain provisions about special authorisations for the use of large goods vehicles and about charges on independent tramways, trolley vehicles and the like; and for connected purposes.
Citation1980 c. 34
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent30 June 1980
Commencementvarious[c]
Other legislation
Amends
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Transport Act 1980 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Transport Act 1980 (c. 34) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom.

Provisions

The act introduced deregulation of coach services in the United Kingdom.[1] The act allowed authorities to deregulate bus services on a trial basis through the government designating their area as a "trial area".[2]

The later Transport Act 1985 imposed bus deregulation of local buses.

Further developments

Between 1980 and 1982, intercity passenger carriage increased by approximately 60%.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 70(1).
  2. ↑ Section 70(7).
  3. ↑ Section 70(3)–(6).

References

  1. ↑ White, P. (1997). "The Experience of Bus and Coach Deregulation in Britain and in Other Countries". International Journal of Transport Economics / Rivista internazionale di economia dei trasporti. 24 (1): 35–52. ISSN 0303-5247.
  2. ↑ Keasey, K.; Mulley, C. (1986). "Deregulation and Privatisation of Local Buses in the United Kingdom". International Journal of Transport Economics / Rivista internazionale di economia dei trasporti. 13 (2): 153–175. ISSN 0303-5247.
  3. ↑ Farrington, John H. (1985). "Transport Geography and Policy: Deregulation and Privatization". Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 10 (1): 109–119. doi:10.2307/622253. ISSN 0020-2754.
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