The Act Making of franchising framework – inserted section 13K
208.Once the local transport authority have the approval of the panel, they may proceed with making the framework. They have 6 months from the date of approval to do so (and thereafter a year to put in place the necessary franchise agreements to implement it – see section 13Q). It is open to the local transport authority to postpone the coming into force of the framework under section 13M.
209.Within 14 days of the framework being made, the local transport authority must publish notice of having made the framework and send a copy of the framework as made to the traffic commissioner. The notice must set out where the framework can be viewed (for example, it may be in local libraries or online).
210.Subsection (5) sets out that a franchising framework comes into operation by reference to the local services contained in the framework and that there are two possibilities for commencement. Either, the framework comes into force at a date specified in the framework or (if no date is specified in the framework) it comes into operation at such date as is provided for in a franchise agreement which has been entered into under the framework in respect of the local service in question.