The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Proposed Negative
Published: 19 November 2018
Sift end date: 04 December 2018

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will convert the text of directly applicable EU legislation into domestic instruments. This instrument amends the retained direct EU legislation Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport, and associated domestic implementing regulations, to deal with deficiencies which would otherwise exist once the UK leaves the EU. It provides for the existing legal regime concerning bus and coach passenger rights (such as accessibility, and compensation for delays or cancellations) to continue to operate in substantially the same manner after as before exit day.

This instrument is being made using the power in section 8 of (and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to) the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively or other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

This instrument applies to the rights of passengers using bus and coach transport which are a transferred matter for Northern Ireland under Section 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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