The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 56

Roads And Bridges

The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

Made

26th February 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

28th February 2014

Coming into force

1st April 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 134 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 163A of that Act(2) they have consulted with such—

(a)

persons considered by them to be representative of the interests of undertakers;

(b)

road works authorities; and

(c)

other persons,

as they think appropriate.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st April 2014.

Amendment of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

2.  In regulation 3(1) (inspection fees) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003(3) for “£33.00” substitute “£36.00”.

Revocation

3.  The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012(4) are revoked.

K BROWN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th February 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for an increase to £36.00 (previously £33.00) in the fee payable by undertakers for inspections of their work by road works authorities in Scotland under regulation 3(1) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003.

(1)

1991 c.22; see section 163(1) of that Act for a definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as they were exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(2)

Section 163A was inserted by section 39 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12).

(3)

S.S.I. 2003/415; as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2012/250.

(4)

S.S.I. 2012/250.