
1 
This Order may be cited as the 
Transport Act 1980 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1980.

2 
The provisions of—
(a) the sections of the 1980 Act specified
in column (1) of Part I
of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the subject matter specified
in column (2) of that Schedule in respect of those sections),
(b) the paragraphs of 
Schedule 5 to the 1980 Act specified in 
column (1) of Part II of the Schedule to this
Order (which relate to the sections of the 1960 Act specified in column
(2) of that Schedule in respect of those paragraphs), and
(c) the repeals specified in 
Part I of Schedule 9 to the 1980 Act relating
to provisions of the enactments specified in 
Part III of the Schedule to this Order
shall come into operation on 31st July 1980.
3 
The reference in 
section 27(1) of the 1980 Act to a standard
licence shall, from the date on which this Order is made until the date on
which this Article is revoked, be construed as a reference to a standard licence
as defined in Regulation
2(1) of the Public Service Vehicle
Operators (Qualifications) Regulations 1977.

4 
The reference in 
section 36 of the 1980 Act to a public service
vehicle shall, from the date on which this Order is made until the date on
which this Article is revoked, be construed as a reference to a public service
vehicle as defined in section 117
of the 1960 Act.
5 
The reference in 
section 121(4)(b) and (c)
of the 1960 Act, as substituted by section 39
 of the 1980 Act, to a panel of persons shall,
until panels are constituted under the said 
section 121(4)(b) and (c)
as so substituted and in accordance with regulations made under 
section 121(5) of the 1960 Act (as substituted
by section 39
of the 1980 Act), be construed as references to panels constituted respectively
under section 121(4)(b) and 
(c) of the 1960 Act in its original form and
in accordance with the Traffic
Commissioners (Nominations to Panels) Regulations 1962.

6 
All appointments of traffic commissioners
due to end on 14th November 1980 are hereby extended to 31st March 1981 and
the terms of service of such commissioners which apply as respects the period
immediately prior to 14th November 1980 shall continue to apply from that
date until 31st March 1981.
7 
The reference in 
paragraph 6(2) of Part I of Schedule 5 to the
1980 Act to the holder of the PSV operator's licence under which the vehicle
is being used shall, from the date on which this Order is made until the date
on which this Article is revoked, be construed as a reference to the holder
of the public service vehicle licence granted under 
section 127 of the 1960 Act relating to the
vehicle in relation to which the inspector is exercising his authority.
8 
In this Order, and in any of the provisions
of the 1980 Act which are mentioned in Article
2 above, a reference to 
“the 1960 Act” shall be construed
in accordance with section 44(1)
of the 1980 Act.
Norman Fowler
Minister of Transport
2nd July 1980
SCHEDULE
PART I

(1) (2)
Sections of
the 1980 Act Subject matter
of sections

Section 1(3) and (4)
so far as it relates to the other sections specified in this Part of this
Schedule. Provision that 
Part I of the 1980 Act shall be construed and
have effect as if it were (except so far as it textually amends any enactment)
contained in Part III
of the 1960 Act and that any reference to the said 
Part III in any statutory provision not contained
in either the said Part I
or the said Part III shall,
unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference
to the said Part I.


Section 27 
Provision for application by a person who wishes, in another Member State
or in Northern Ireland, to carry on a road passenger transport business or
to be the transport manager of such a business for a certificate as to his
repute and professional competence and, where relevant, his financial standing.


Section 36 
Amendment of subsection (1) of section 144
of the 1960 Act (drivers' and conductors' licences) so that it shall cease
to have effect so far as it requires a person acting as a conductor of a public
service vehicle on a road to be licensed for that purpose under that section
or prohibits the employment for that purpose of a person not so licensed.


Section 39 
Amendment of section 121
of the 1960 Act (appointment etc. of traffic commissioners) so as to substitute
for subsections (4) and 
(5) (appointments, and constitution of panels
of nominees for appointment) new subsections of those numbers and relating
to the same matters.

Section 43(1) in so far as it relates to the
provisions of the 1960 Act mentioned in Part
I of Schedule 5 specified below. Minor amendments to the 1960 Act and amendments
consequential to the provisions of Part I
of the 1980 Act.

Section 64 
Provision to prohibit the display on or above the roof of any vehicle which
is carrying passengers for hire or reward, but which is not a taxi, of certain
signs.

Section 69 in so far as it relates to the enactments
mentioned in Part I of Schedule 9
specified below. Repeal of other enactments.

PART II

(1) (2)
Paragraphs
of Part I of Schedule 5
to the 1980 Act Sections
of the 1960 Act to which paragraphs specified in column (1) relate

Paragraph 4 in so far as it relates to or consists
of sub-paragraph (a).
 Section
144 (drivers' licences).
Paragraphs 5
and 6. Section 146
(regulations of conduct of drivers and conductors) and 
section 147 (regulations of conduct of passengers).


Paragraph 12 in so far as it relates to or
consists of sub-paragraphs (c), 
(d) or (e).
 Sections
233 (forgery and misuse of documents) and 
235 (false statements to obtain licence etc.)
Paragraph
14 
Section 257(1) (general interpretation).
Paragraph
15 
Section 260(2) (consultation before regulations
are made).
PART IIIRepeals specified in 
Part I of Schedule 9 to the 1980 Act relating
to provisions of:—

1 
The 1960 Act
 In section 144,
the words “or act as conductor of”, wherever occurring, and, in 
sub-section (3), the words from “and
for” to “eighteen”;
 In section 145(1)
the words “or act as conductor of”;
 In section 147(1)(d),
the words “or other person authorised by the licensee of the vehicle”;

 In section 154,
the words “or act as conductor of”;
 In section 155,
the words “or act as conductor of”;
 In section 158,
the words “or act as conductor of”;
 In section 160(1)(f),
the words “and conductors”;
 In section 163(1)
the words “or act as conductor of”;
2 
The 
Transport (London) Act 1969
 in section 24(2),
the words “or act as a conductor of”;
 Section 24(3);

3 
The 
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
In Schedule 18, paragraph 30;

4 
The 
Road Traffic Act 1974
In Schedule 6,
in paragraph 2, the words
“or act as a conductor of”;
5 
The 
Energy Act 1976
In Schedule 1,
in paragraph 2, the words
“or act as a conductor of” in both places where they occur.