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    The Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) was an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It introduced privatised and deregulated bus services throughout Great...
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  • operated bus services in their areas, but bus deregulation by the Transport Act 1985 forced them to separate their bus operations into new arms lengths...
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  • The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, commonly referred to as the NDPS Act, is an Act of the Parliament of India that prohibits the...
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    most significantly by the Transport Act 2000, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 and the Railways Act 2005. Railways Act 1921 Transport Act 1947...
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    Bus deregulation in Great Britain (category Bus transport in the United Kingdom)
    services and was extended to local bus services in 1986 under the Transport Act 1985. The abolition of Road Service Licensing removed the public sector's...
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    "Fairway History". British Black Cab. Retrieved 9 December 2022. Transport Act 1985 - Legislation.gov.uk "London Taxi History". LVTA. Archived from the...
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  • the Local Government Act 1985, new structures had to be created. A new joint board - again called The Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority - was created...
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    Transport Act 1985, creating arms-length operating companies. It continued to coordinate public transport as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority...
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    Thatcher. The later Transport Act 1985 imposed bus deregulation of local buses. Hansard Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database - Transport Act 1980...
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    The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main effect was to abolish the six county councils of the metropolitan...
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    The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The main provisions made changes to the structure of nationally owned...
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  • MPTE. To comply with the Transport Act 1985, the bus operations were divested into a new independent company, Merseyside Transport Limited (MTL). Merseyside...
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    was removed by the Transport Act 1985 Cycling infrastructure in the city is maintained by the City of London Corporation and Transport for London (TfL)...
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    reversing complete bus deregulation, which had taken place following the Transport Act 1985, by forming a company for the purpose of providing local services...
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  • owned both the buses and the necessary supporting infrastructure. The Transport Act 1985 deregulated the bus industry and SPT was subsequently forced to sell...
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    Transport's "Guidance on New De Minimis Rules for Bus Subsidy Contracts" (2005) notes that "The Transport Act 1985 (as amended by the 2000 Transport Act)...
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  • Arriva Colchester (category Transport companies established in 1904)
    commenced in 1928 as Colchester Corporation Transport to replace the trams. To comply with the Transport Act 1985 in 1986 the assets were transferred to a...
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    Stagecoach East Scotland (category Transport in Fife)
    when it bought McLennan of Spittalfield in 1985. Deregulation of bus services under the Transport Act 1985 in October 1986 gave Stagecoach the opportunity...
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    The Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided for a number of measures regarding transport in Great Britain;...
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    Buses in London (category Bus transport in London)
    commercial basis. However, the Transport Act 1985 did not apply in London – instead, the London Regional Transport Act 1984 required that an arms-length...
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    under the government of Margaret Thatcher, particularly following the Transport Act 1985, which deregulated and then privatised bus services. Councils seeking...
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    Dundee from 1975 until 1986, when bus deregulation under terms of the Transport Act 1985 was implemented. The restructured Tayside Buses became employee-owned...
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    National Express Coaches (category Transport companies established in 1972)
    companies. Coach services were deregulated under the Transport Act 1980, and buses by the Transport Act 1985. In March 1988 National Express was privatised...
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  • the executive was legally dissolved via an order made under the Transport Act 1985, with all of its functions and assets being transferred to South Yorkshire...
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    coach (Transport Act 1980), British Telecom (completed in 1984), privatization of London bus services (1984), local bus services (Transport Act 1985) and...
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    The Local Transport Act 2008 (c 26) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Orders made under this section: The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement...
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    Industry Act 1991 regulates drinking and sewerage infrastructure, overseen by Ofwat. The Railways Act 1993, the Transport Act 1985 or the Road Traffic Act 1988...
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    1956 (c 35) Act 3 of 1960 - Air Corporations Act 1960 Act 4 of 1960 - Air Transport Licensing Act 1960 Act 13 of 1962 - Air Corporations Act Act 2 of 1965...
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    effect of ridership and revenue levels. Under the Transport Act 1985 the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) (or commonly DiPTAC) was...
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    company in 1947 by the Transport Act, which also created the British Transport Commission (BTC). On 1 January 1949 the British Transport Commission Police...
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