Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

Financial provisions

80 Charges

(1) The charges imposed in respect of any premises by a workplace parking licensing scheme must be paid—

(a) by the occupier of the premises, or

(b) in such circumstances as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations, following consultation with such persons as they consider appropriate, specify, by such other person as may be specified.

(2) The charges that may be imposed by a workplace parking licensing scheme may include different charges (or no charge) for different cases, including (in particular)—

(a) different days,

(b) different times of day,

(c) different parts of the licensing area,

(d) different descriptions of persons,

(e) different descriptions of premises, including different numbers of workplace parking places provided at a licensed premises, and

(f) different classes of motor vehicles.

(3) In setting the charges imposed by a workplace parking licensing scheme, a local authority must have regard to the purposes for which the authority is to apply any of the net proceeds of the scheme (see section 81).

81 Application of net proceeds of workplace parking licensing schemes

(1) A local authority (the authority) may apply the net proceeds of a workplace parking licensing scheme (or, in a case where the authority is acting jointly with another local authority or authorities, the authority’s share of the net proceeds) only for purposes of facilitating the achievement of—

(a) policies in the authority’s local transport strategy, or

(b) in the case of a joint scheme, the policies in the local transport strategy of a local authority with whom the authority is acting jointly.

(2) Before applying any share of net proceeds under subsection (1)(b), the authority must be satisfied that doing so will benefit some part of its area.

(3) In this Part, “net proceeds” means the amount of money (if any) by which the gross amount received under the workplace parking licensing scheme for a financial year exceeds the expenses of operating the scheme for the financial year.

82 Accounts

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for or about the keeping of accounts by local authorities in connection with the exercise of functions under this Part.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular—

(a) specify the form and content of accounts,

(b) require the publication of accounts, and specify the manner in which they must be published,

(c) make provision for how accounts are to be prepared and kept where two or more authorities are acting jointly in respect of a workplace parking licensing scheme.