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Introduction

PART 1
National transport strategy

1 Preparation of strategy

2 Consultation on strategy

3 Publication and laying of strategy

4 Review of strategy

5 Reporting on strategy

PART 2
Low emission zones

CHAPTER 1 Effect of a low emission zone scheme

6 Restriction on driving within a zone

7 Proving contraventions and issue of a penalty charge notice

8 Enforcement

CHAPTER 2 Creation and modification of a low emission zone scheme

9 Power to make or modify a low emission zone scheme

10 Ministerial approval

11 Prior consultation

12 Examination of proposals

13 Ministers’ power to regulate process

14 Required content of a scheme

15 Grace period

16 Grace periods: further provision

17 Time-limited exemptions

18 Power to alter operating hours

19 Ministers’ power to specify additional content

CHAPTER 3 Operation of a low emission zone scheme

20 Use of equipment

21 Approved devices

22 Traffic signs

23 Power to share information

24 Temporary suspension for events

25 Ministers’ grant-making powers

26 Financial powers etc.

27 Application of penalty charges

28 Accounts

29 Annual report

30 Direction to carry out a review

31 Action following a review

CHAPTER 4 General

32 Guidance

33 Interpretation of Part

PART 3
Bus services

34 Provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities

35 Bus services improvement partnerships

36 Procedures for partnership plans and schemes

37 Registration of local services and functions of traffic commissioner

38 Franchising arrangements for local services

39 Provision of service information when varying or cancelling registration

40 Provision of information about bus services

PART 4
Ticketing arrangements and schemes

41 Ticketing arrangements

42 National technological standard for smart ticketing

43 National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board

44 Ticketing schemes

45 Directions about ticketing schemes

46 Reports on ticketing arrangements and schemes

47 Application of ticketing arrangements and schemes to trams

48 Guidance

PART 5
Travel concession schemes: application to community transport

49 Travel concession schemes: application to community transport

PART 6
Parking prohibitions

50 Pavement parking prohibition

51 Exemption orders

52 Exemption orders: form and procedure

53 Exemption orders: traffic signs

54 Double parking prohibition

55 Exceptions to pavement parking prohibition and double parking prohibition

56 Dropped footway parking prohibition

57 Exceptions to dropped footway parking prohibition

58 Imposition of penalty charges

59 Enforcement of parking prohibitions

60 Power to install approved devices

61 Removal of motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions

62 Moving motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions

63 Disposal of removed motor vehicles

64 Arrangements in connection with enforcement

65 Power to share information

66 Accounts

67 Ministerial directions

68 Ministerial guidance

69 Interpretation of Part 6

PART 7
Workplace parking

70 Workplace parking licensing schemes

71 Workplace parking places

72 Power to make and modify schemes

73 Prior consultation and impact assessment

74 Scottish Ministers’ power to regulate process

75 Examination of proposals

76 Licence applications and processes

77 Content of licences

78 Exemptions etc.

79 National exemptions

80 Charges

81 Application of net proceeds of workplace parking licensing schemes

82 Accounts

83 Penalty charges

84 Evidence from approved devices

85 Enforcement powers

86 Enforcement powers: warrants

87 Enforcement powers: further provision

88 Power of entry: Crown land

89 Interpretation of Part

PART 8
Recovery of unpaid parking charges

90 Application of Part

91 Meaning of “relevant obligation”

92 Meaning of “parking charge”

93 Meaning of “relevant contract”

94 Meaning of “relevant land”

95 Right in certain circumstances to recover from keeper of vehicle

96 First condition: lack of knowledge of driver’s name and address

97 Second condition: giving of notices to driver and keeper

98 Giving of notice to driver

99 Giving of notice to keeper following giving notice to driver

100 Giving of notice to keeper without giving notice to driver

101 Notices to keeper: accompanying evidence

102 Third condition: keeper’s details obtained from Secretary of State

103 Fourth condition: display of notices on relevant land

104 No right to recover from vehicle-hire firm

105 Right to recover from hirer

106 Military vehicles

107 Power to modify Part

108 Interpretation of Part

PART 9
Road works

109 Status of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner

110 Inspection functions

111 Compliance notices

112 Fixed penalty notices

113 Functions in relation to the Scottish Road Works Register

114 Permission to execute works in a road

115 Fencing and lighting of obstructions and excavations

116 Qualifications of supervisors and operatives

117 Commencement and completion notices

118 Reinstatement quality plans

119 Information about apparatus

PART 10
Miscellaneous and general

120 Health boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient transport contracts

121 Health boards: duty to work with community transport bodies

122 Regional Transport Partnerships: finance

123 The British Waterways Board

124 Certain orders under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984: objections

125 Individual culpability where offending by an organisation

126 Crown application

127 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

128 Regulations

129 Ancillary provision

130 Commencement

131 Short title

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(introduced by section 127)

PART 1Bus services

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

1

(1)

The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 1 (traffic regulation orders), for subsection (3A) substitute—

“(3A)

A local traffic authority may make a traffic regulation order in respect of a road in relation to which the Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority if—

(a)

the order is required for the provision of facilities or the taking of a measure pursuant to a scheme implementing a bus services improvement partnership plan made by the authority under Part 2 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, and

(b)

the consent of the Scottish Ministers is obtained.”.

(3)

In schedule 9 (variation or revocation of certain traffic regulation orders), in paragraph 27(3), for the words from “pursuant” to “scheme” substitute
or the taking of a measure pursuant to a scheme implementing a bus services improvement partnership
.

Transport Act 1985

2

(1)

The Transport Act 1985 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 63(5) (power of local authority to enter into agreement for service subsidies), in paragraph (aa)(ii), for “to the standard specified in a quality partnership scheme made under section 6” substitute
in compliance with a service standard imposed in a bus services improvement partnership scheme made under section 3B
.

(3)

In section 135 (procedure for making regulations etc.)—

(a)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

But section 61(2) of the 1981 Act (consultation with representative organisations) does not apply to regulations made under sections 6ZA(2) or (5), 6ZB(2) or 6ZC(1) of this Act.”.

(b)

in subsection (3), for “subsection (4)” substitute
subsections (4) and (4A)
,

(c)

after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)

Regulations under section 6ZC(1), which make provision of the type mentioned in paragraph (d) of that section, are subject to the affirmative procedure.”.

Transport (Scotland) Act 2001

3

(1)

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 is amended as follows.

(2)

After section 32B (as inserted by section 46 of this Act), insert—
CHAPTER 4
Other matters
.

(3)

In section 37 (competition test)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), for “quality partnership schemes” substitute
partnership schemes
,

(b)

in subsection (2)(a)—

(i)

for “quality partnership scheme” substitute
partnership scheme
,

(ii)

for “section 5(1)” substitute
paragraph 6(2) or, as the case may be, 14(1) of schedule A1
.

(4)

In section 39 (penalties)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(b), for “8(4) or 22(1)(b) or (2)” substitute
3F(1) or 13B(1)(b) or (3)

(b)

after subsection (1)(b) insert—

F1“(bb)

failed to comply with a requirement to provide information (including a requirement to provide it within a specified time or in a specified form) under section F23K(2) or 13R(2),”.

(5)

In section 47 (co-operation)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

for “quality partnership scheme,” substitute
partnership scheme
,

(ii)

for “quality contract scheme” substitute
or franchising framework
,

(iii)

for “scheme” where it fourth occurs substitute
scheme or framework
,

(b)

in subsection (3)(a)—

(i)

for “quality partnership schemes,” substitute
partnership schemes
,

(ii)

for “quality contract schemes” substitute
and franchising frameworks
.

(6)

In section 48 (interpretation of Part 2)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

at the beginning insert
Subject to subsection (1A)

(ii)

the definition of “operational date” is repealed

(iii)

at the appropriate place insert—

““operational service standard” is to be construed in accordance with section 3C(1)(b),”,

(iv)

the definition of “quality contract” is repealed

(v)

in the definition of “relevant general policies”, in paragraph (a)(ii)—

(A)

after “relate to” insert
providing services of the kind mentioned in section 2A(1) of this Act or
,

(B)

for “a quality partnership scheme or a quality contract scheme” substitute
a partnership scheme or a franchising framework
,

(vi)

at the appropriate place insert—

““route service standard” is to be construed in accordance with section 3C(1)(a),”,

(vii)

the definitions of “specified facilities” and “specified standard” are repealed,

(viii)

at the appropriate place insert—

““Transport Partnership” means a Transport Partnership created by order under section 1 the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005.”.

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

The definition of “traffic regulation order” in subsection (1) does not apply for the purposes of chapter 1 of this Part.”.

(7)

In section 79 (guidance)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(c)—

(i)

for “quality partnership schemes” substitute
partnership schemes
,

(ii)

for “quality contract schemes” substitute
franchising frameworks
,

(b)

in subsection (2), after “section” where it first occurs insert
or any other section
.

(8)

In section 81 (regulations and orders)—

(a)

in subsection (4)(a), the words “14(6), 18(2)(b)” are repealed,

(b)

in subsection (4)(b), for “41(1) of this Act” substitute
3G(4), 3H(7), 13M(5), 13Q(4) F327A(5), 35A(1) or 41(1) or paragraph 26 of schedule A1
,

(c)

after subsection (4)(b) insert—

“(c)

regulations under section F43M(2)(c) which make provision about what may constitute a facility or measure,”.

(9)

In section 82 (interpretation of Act)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

at the appropriate place insert—

““franchising framework” is to be construed in accordance with section 13A of this Act,”,

(ii)

the definition of “quality contract scheme” is repealed,

(iii)

for the definition of “quality partnership scheme” substitute—

““partnership scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 3B of this Act,”,

(iv)

at the appropriate place insert—

““stopping place” has the same meaning as in the 1985 Act”,

(b)

in subsection (2), the following words are repealed—

“section 3(3)(a);

section 6(2)(a) and (4)(a);

section 8(1) and (2);

section 10;

section 13(6) and (7);

section 18;

section 19;

section 24;”.

Transport (Scotland) Act 2005

4

(1)

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 10(5)—

(a)

before paragraph (a) insert—

“(za)

providing services for the carriage of passengers by road using vehicles that require a PSV operator’s licence to do so,”,

(b)

for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

making and implementing bus services improvement partnership plans,”,

(c)

in paragraph (b), for “quality contract schemes” substitute
franchising frameworks
.

PART 2Road works

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

5

(1)

The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 56(1) (control of works and excavations)—

(a)

the words “Subject to section 61 of this Act and” are repealed,

(b)

the word “other” is repealed.

(3)

In section 57 (dangerous works)—

(a)

in subsection (2), the words “or 61” are repealed,

(b)

in subsection (3), the words “or 61(1)” are repealed,

(c)

in subsection (4), for “sections 56 and 61” substitute
section 56
.

(4)

In section 61A (charge for occupation of road), in subsection (2), the entry for section 61 is repealed.

New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

6

(1)

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 112B (duty to enter certain information in the Scottish Road Works Register), in subsection (7), paragraph (d) is repealed.

(3)

In section 117 (restrictions on works following substantial road works), in subsection (1), for the words from “during” to the end of the first sentence, substitute
for such period following the completion of those works as may be prescribed.
.

(4)

In section 118 (general duty of road works authority to co-ordinate works), subsection (5) is repealed.

(5)

In section 119 (general duty of undertakers to co-operate), in subsection (2A)—

(a)

paragraph (a), together with the “and” immediately following it, is repealed, and

(b)

the closing words are repealed.

(6)

In section 120 (protected roads), in subsection (2)(b), the words “or section 61 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (permission to place and maintain apparatus under a road)” are repealed.

(7)

Sections 132A to 132E and section 137A are repealed.

(8)

In section 155 (recovery of costs or expenses), in subsection (3), the words “or 137A (contributions to costs of resurfacing by undertakers)” are repealed.

(9)

In section 161(6) (effect of Part IV on other enactments or instruments), the words “Except as mentioned in section 138(6),” are repealed.

(10)

In section 165 (index of defined expressions), after the entry for “the Commissioner”, insert—

“compliance notice

section 153A(2)

compliance period

section 153C(1)(d)”.

Transport (Scotland) Act 2005

7

(1)

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 22(1), paragraph (a) is repealed.

(3)

Sections 30, 31 and 32 are repealed.

(4)

In section 53 (interpretation), in subsection (2)—

(a)

before the definition of “the Commissioner”, insert—

““authorised person” has the meaning given in section 18A(1),”,

(b)

after the definition of “the Commissioner”, insert—

““the 1984 Act” means the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984,”.