A franchise agreement may be entered into under section 30A only by making a direct award of a public service contract in accordance with regulation 16 (emergency measures) of the 2023 Regulations.
A franchise term may be extended under section 30A only by means of a formal agreement to extend such a contract in accordance with regulation 16 of the 2023 Regulations.
For the purposes of this section the Secretary of State is to be treated as being entitled to take emergency measures under regulation 16 of the 2023 Regulations whether or not the requirements of paragraph (1) of that regulation are met.