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(1) This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1st January 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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(1) The Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2, omit the words from “and shall cease to have effect” to the end.
(3) In Article 3—
(a) in the definition of “connecting service”, omit “a bus service,”;
(b) in the definition of “vehicle”, for “animal; and” substitute “animal.”;
(c) omit the definition of “working day”.
(4) In Article 22(1), for “28th February 2021” substitute “1st January 2031 and subsequently at intervals not exceeding five years”.
Kate Dearden
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Business and Trade
25th November 2025