The Act Scrutiny of operation of bus services improvement partnership – inserted section 6N
171.Section 6N of the 1985 Act applies where a BSIP scheme is in operation, and it appears to the traffic commissioner that the local transport authority may not be complying with their obligations under the scheme. In these circumstances, the commissioner may investigate the local transport authority’s actions and require the provision of information to support the investigation within such period as the commissioner specifies when requiring the information.
172.Where the commissioner has carried out an investigation, the commissioner must prepare and publish a report on the investigation. The report must set out whether the commissioner considers that the local transport authority is complying with its obligations under the scheme. If the commissioner is not satisfied, the commissioner may make appropriate recommendations, including specifying remedial actions that should be undertaken by the local transport authority.