2008 No. 2

PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT

The Public Service Vehicles (Traffic Regulation Conditions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 19811 and section 7(6)(d) of the Transport Act 19852 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 19813 they have consulted with such representative organisations as they think fit.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Traffic Regulation Conditions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 31st January 2008.

2

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment to Public Service Vehicles (Traffic Regulation Conditions) Regulations 19862

Regulation 3 of the Public Service Vehicles (Traffic Regulation Conditions) Regulations 19864 (which prescribes additional purposes for which traffic regulation conditions may be determined) is amended as follows:–

a

at the end of paragraph (a), omit “and”; and

b

after paragraph (b), insert–

  • ; and

    1. a

      regulating the levels of emissions of substances from vehicles used in providing services.

MICHAEL RUSSELLAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Public Service Vehicles (Traffic Regulation Conditions) Regulations 1986 by prescribing an additional purpose for which traffic commissioners may, pursuant to section 7 of the Transport Act 1985, determine traffic regulation conditions. Those conditions apply to local bus services registered under section 6 of that Act.