Transport Act 1985

Transport Act 1985
	United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the law relating to road passenger transport; to make provision for the transfer of the operations of the National Bus Company to the private sector; to provide for the reorganisation of passenger transport in the public sector; to provide for local and central government financial support for certain passenger transport services and travel concessions; to make further provision with respect to the powers of London Regional Transport; to make new provision with respect to the constitution, powers and proceedings of the Transport Tribunal; to make provision with respect to grants payable under section 92 of the Finance Act 1965; to establish a Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee; and for connected purposes.
Citation	67
Introduced by	Nicholas Ridley MP
Territorial extent	England, Wales & Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	30th October 1985
Commencement	26 October 1986
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Transport Act 1985 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Transport Act 1985 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It introduced privatised and deregulated bus services throughout Great Britain. It was introduced by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher.

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Privatisation and bus deregulation came into effect on 26 October 1986. Local authorities were required to transfer their municipally-owned bus services to separate companies, at arm's length from council control. Most of these companies have since been privatised, with the notable exception of Lothian Buses in Edinburgh; a few other municipal bus companies remain today. Deregulation was not applied to bus services in Greater London; instead, the Act brought about a system of franchised routes operated by private companies but managed by London Buses Ltd.

v t e History of bus transport in the United Kingdom
General	Charabanc John Greenwood
Organisations	British Electric Traction British Transport Commission Defunct manufacturers Former PTE bus operators National Bus Company (UK) Scottish Bus Group Transport Holding Company Tilling Group Ulster Transport Authority
Regulation	Bus deregulation Former municipal bus companies History of the PTE bus operations
London	History of public transport authorities in London AEC Routemaster Buses in London Former London bus operators London Country Bus Services London Omnibus Traction Society London General Omnibus Company Privatisation of London bus services Star Omnibus Company
Parliamentary Acts	London Traffic Act 1924 Road Traffic Act 1930 Transport Act 1947 Transport Act 1962 Transport Act 1968 London Regional Transport Act 1984 Transport Act 1985 Bus Services Act 2017
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