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Public Transport
Elaine Smith (Labour) | Question S3W-40374
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation bus companies are required to undertake before removing a route.
Elaine Smith (Labour) | Question S3W-40375
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation bus companies are required to undertake before altering a route.
Keith Brown (Scottish National Party)
Bus companies are not required to undertake any consultation before altering a route. However, they are required to notify relevant local authorities of service changes 14 days prior to submitting their application to the Traffic Commissioner. Bus companies are required to submit applications for service changes to the Traffic Commissioner 56 days prior to the date on which the changes are due to take place.