2015 No. 420
Public Passenger Transport
The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015
Made 9th December 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th December 2015
Coming into force 31st January 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(2)(a), (3)(a), (8)(a) and (9) of the Transport Act 1985 and by section 60(1), (1A) and (2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1985 c.67. Section 6 was amended by the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2), section 46. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
1981 c.14. Section 134 of the Transport Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”) provides that section 60 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) shall have effect as if Parts I and II of the 1985 Act were contained in the 1981 Act. See section 60(2) of the 1981 Act for definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
In accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, they have consulted with such representative organisations as they think fit.
Section 135 of the 1985 Act provides that section 61 of the 1981 Act shall have effect as if Parts I and II of the 1985 Act were contained in that Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).