SCHEDULE 1Further provision about regional Transport Partnerships
Contracts etc.
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1
The following enactments apply in relation to a Transport Partnership as they apply in relation to a council—
a
the Local Authority (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39);
b
the Local Government Contracts Act 1997 (c. 65); and
c
sections 78 to 81 (building, contracts etc.) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).
2
The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9) is amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below.
3
In section 1(1) (defined bodies) after paragraph (g) there is inserted—
ga
a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12),
4
In Schedule 2 (bodies to which Part 2 of the Act applies), after the entry for a National Park Authority in Scotland there is inserted the following entry— “
A Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12)
”
.
5
In section 61(c) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1) (meaning of “local authority” for purposes of Act)—
a
in sub-paragraph (iii), the words “and sections 51 and 52 above” are repealed; and
b
after paragraph (iv) there is inserted—
iva
in sections 51 and 52 above, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), a joint fire board, a joint police board and a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12);