Commentary Part 4: General provisions relating to passenger transport Section 75: Power to require display of certain information
205.This section empowers the appropriate national authority (the Secretary of State in relation to England and the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales) to make regulations imposing obligations on prescribed persons to display certain information relating to public transport. The information could, for example, relate to the Rail Passengers’ Council, the Bus Appeals Body (a non-statutory body), the customer complaints manager of the transport operator concerned, or travel information services like Traveline or Transport Direct. Any regulations would be subject to the negative resolution procedure.
206.This section also enables the appropriate national authority to empower traffic commissioners to impose financial penalties on any operator of a public service vehicle (which could include buses providing local services or long-distance coach services) who does not comply with regulations made under this section. The regulations would specify the maximum penalty that may be imposed. Operators would have a right of appeal to the Transport Tribunal against any decision by a traffic commissioner to impose a financial penalty.