Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to make provision about transport. |
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Citation | 2000 c. 38 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 30 November 2000 |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Transport Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
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; the first major change in the structure of the privatised railway system established under the Railways Act 1993.
The Director of Passenger Rail Franchising and the British Railways Board were both abolished and their functions transferred to the Strategic Rail Authority. [1]
The Act provides the framework for the railway byelaws. [2]
The Act laid down the framework for the creation of a public-private partnership of National Air Traffic Services as a partial privatisation. [3] [4]
The act gives powers to local authorities to introduce congestion charges. [5]
The partial privatisation of National Air Traffic Services was criticise by the air traffic controllers' union, the Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists, who siad it could repeat the issues with previous privatisations. [4]