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Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017
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> > (1) A ticket for a public passenger service or rail passenger service is valid for travel—
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> > > (a) only for the journey or journeys for which it is issued or in the zone or area for which it is issued, and
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> > > (b) in the case of a ticket that is issued for use on a particular day or days or for a particular period, only on the relevant day or days or during the relevant period, and
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> > > (c) in the case of a ticket showing the name of the person to whom it was issued—only by that person.
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> > (2) A ticket is not valid if—
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> > > (a) it is transferred in contravention of this Division, or
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> > > (b) it has been defaced, mutilated or altered, or
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> > > (c) any of the following information on the ticket is illegible—
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> > > > (i) the number of the ticket,
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> > > > (ii) the issue date or the expiry date (or both) of the ticket,
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> > > > (iii) the names of bus stops, stations or light rail stops between which (or the zone or area within which) the ticket authorises travel,
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> > > > (iv) the name (if shown) of the person to whom the ticket was issued.
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> > (3) However, an illegible, defaced, mutilated or altered ticket is valid if the illegibility, defacing, mutilation or alteration occurred as a result of the ordinary use of the ticket.