The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 71

Transport

The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017

Made

9th March 2017

Coming into force

1st April 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40(1), (3) and (4) and 52(4) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 52(3) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st April 2017.

Amendments to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006

2.—(1) The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006(2) is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of article 12(2B)(f) (capped level of funding) omit “and”.

(3) At the end of article 12(2B)(g) insert—

“; and

(h) for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2017 £196,160,000”.

(4) At the end of article 12(2D)(c) (reimbursement rate) omit “and”.

(5) At the end of article 12(2D)(d) insert—

“; and

(e) 56.9% for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2017”.

H YOUSAF

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

9th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006 to set the capped level of funding and the reimbursement rate for the financial year 2017/18 (article 2).

(1)

2005 asp 12.

(2)

S.S.I. 2006/107, amended by S.S.I. 2010/140, S.S.I. 2013/114 and S.S.I. 2015/133.