The Transport Act 2000 is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It provided for a number of measures regarding transport in
Great Britain
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; the first major change in the structure of the privatised railway system established under the
Railways Act 1993
The Railways Act 1993c 43 was introduced by John Major's Conservative government and passed on 5 November 1993. It provided for the restructuring of the British Railways Board (BRB), the public corporation that owned and operated the national ra ...
.
Railways
The
Director of Passenger Rail Franchising and the
British Railways Board
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were both abolished and their functions transferred to the
Strategic Rail Authority
The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom set up under the Transport Act 2000 to provide strategic direction for the railway industry. Its motto was 'Britain's railway, properly delivered'. I ...
.
The Act provides the framework for the railway byelaws.
[GOV.UK, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/railway-byelaws]
Aviation
The Act laid down the framework for the creation of a
public-private partnership (effectively privatisation) of
National Air Traffic Services
NATS Holdings, formerly National Air Traffic Services and commonly referred to as NATS, is the main air navigation service provider in the United Kingdom. It inherited the traditions of UK air traffic control, which (founded over Croydon Air ...
.
Highways
Part III of the Act introduced the concept of the Road User Charge or Road User Charging schemes, and workplace parking
levys. This enabled various
road pricing
Road pricing (also road user charges) are direct charges levied for the use of roads, including road tolls, distance or time-based fees, congestion charges and charges designed to discourage the use of certain classes of vehicle, fuel sour ...
schemes, such as the
London congestion charge
The London congestion charge is a fee charged on most cars and motor vehicles being driven within the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) in Central London between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm Monday to Friday, and between 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm Saturday an ...
and extension of the
Dartford Crossing tolls. The Act also enabled the creation of
Home zones.
References
External links
Transport Act 2000from the
Office of Public Sector Information
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom. The OPSI is part of the National Archives of the Un ...
.
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2000
Railway Acts
2000 in transport
Transport policy in the United Kingdom
History of transport in the United Kingdom
Transport legislation
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