| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about transport. |
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| Citation | 2000 c. 38 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 November 2000 |
| Commencement | various[c] |
| Other legislation | |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Transport Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
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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 Transport Act 2000 was the most comprehensive piece of transport legislation in over 30 years. It contained a wide range of new powers to improve local transport services.[1] It was the first major change in the structure of the privatised railway system established under the Railways Act 1993.
Provisions
[edit]Railways
[edit]The Director of Passenger Rail Franchising and the British Railways Board were both abolished and their functions transferred to the Strategic Rail Authority.[2]
The act provides the framework for the railway byelaws.[3]
Aviation
[edit]The act laid down the framework for the creation of a public-private partnership of National Air Traffic Services as a partial privatisation.[4][5]
Roads
[edit]The act gives powers to local authorities to introduce congestion charges.[6]
Reception
[edit]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.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Houses of Parliament – Transport Bill". PACTS Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "TRANSPORT BILL HEADS FOR THE STATUE BOOK". Local Government Chronicle. 30 November 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Railway byelaws". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "TRANSPORT BILL RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT". Local Government Chronicle. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Harper, Keith (25 October 2000). "Air traffic sell-off doomed". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "QUESTIONS OVER TRANSPORT BILL AFTER LORDS DEFEAT". Local Government Chronicle. 27 October 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
External links
[edit]- Text of the Transport Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Transport Act 2000 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2000
- Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales
- Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Scotland
- Railway Acts
- 2000 in transport
- History of transport in the United Kingdom
- Transport legislation in the United Kingdom
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