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Transport Act 1980
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the law relating to public service vehicles; to make provision for and in connection with the transfer of the undertaking of the National Freight Corporation to a company; to provide for the making of payments by the Minister of Transport in aid of certain railway and other pension schemes; to amend Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1972 as regards car-sharing arrangements; to make amendments about articulated vehicles; to prohibit the display of certain roof-signs on vehicles other than taxis; to abolish the Freight Integration Council and the Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee; to repeal certain provisions about special authorisations for the use of large goods vehicles and about charges on independent tramways, trolley vehicles and the like; and for connected purposes.
Citation1980 c. 34
Dates
Royal assent30 June 1980
Other legislation
AmendsRoad Traffic Act 1972

Status: Current legislation

Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Transport Act 1980 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Transport Act 1980 (c. 34) was an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It introduced deregulation of coach services in the United Kingdom and allow authorities to deregulate bus services on a trial basis. It was introduced by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. The later Transport Act 1985 imposed bus deregulation of local buses.

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