The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 204 (C. 11)

Transport

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022

Made

8th June 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th June 2022

Coming into force

24th June 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 130(2) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 24 June 2022.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 is 24 June 2022—

(a) section 34 (provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities),

(b) paragraphs 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) and 4(1) and (2)(a) of the schedule (minor and consequential amendments and repeals).

JENNY GILRUTH

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th June 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring section 34 and paragraphs 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) and 4(1) and (2)(a) of the schedule of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the 2019 Act”) into force on 24 June 2022.

Section 34 of the 2019 Act amends the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 to confer a power on local transport authorities to provide services for the carriage of passengers by road using vehicles that require a PSV operator’s licence to do so. Local transport authorities are able to exercise that power provided they are satisfied that providing such services will contribute to the implementation of their relevant general policies. Paragraph 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) of the schedule of the 2019 Act amends the definition of “relevant general policies” in section 48 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 for this purpose. Paragraph 4(1) and (2)(a) of the schedule of the 2019 Act amends section 10 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 to permit the Scottish Ministers to transfer the function of providing services for the carriage of passengers by road using vehicles that require a PSV operator’s licence to do so to Regional Transport Partnerships.

The Bill for the 2019 Act received Royal Assent on 15 November 2019. Sections 128 to 131 came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. Number
Part 1	15 January 2020	S.S.I. 2019/428
Section 25	15 January 2020	S.S.I. 2019/428
Part 2 (except section 25)	14 January 2021	S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 43	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 49	14 January 2021	S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 51	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 52	14 January 2021	S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 53	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 67	14 January 2021	S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 68	14 January 2021	S.S.I. 2020/429
Part 7	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 109	14 January 2021	S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 113	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 114	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 115	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 122(1)(a), (2) and (3)	19 March 2020	S.S.I. 2020/68
Section 122(1)(b)	1 April 2020	S.S.I. 2020/68
Section 123	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 127	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428
Schedule, paragraphs 5, 6(1), (2), (6), (7) and (8) and 7(1) and (3)	10 January 2022	S.S.I. 2021/428

(1)

2019 asp 17.