The Road Works (Reinstatement Quality Plans, Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

PART 2 Reinstatement Quality Plans

Interpretation of Part 2

2.  In this Part—

“the Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991,

“Commissioner” means the Scottish Road Works Commissioner,

“general reinstatement quality plan” has the same meaning as it has in section 130A of the Act,

“specific reinstatement quality plan” has the same meaning as it has in section 130A of the Act,

“plan” means a general reinstatement quality plan or a specific reinstatement quality plan,

“SRWR” means the Scottish Road Works Register.

Process to be followed to require a plan to be entered in the SRWR

3.—(1) The Commissioner may require a person or a roads authority to enter a plan under section 130A(3) or 130B(2) of the Act in the SRWR by way of a notice entered in the SRWR.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must specify the date by which the recipient of the notice must enter a plan in the SRWR, being a date not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days from the date the notice was entered in the SRWR.

Requirement for a plan to be reviewed

4.—(1) A person who enters a plan in the SRWR under section 130A(2) of the Act must keep it under review for a period of 6 years from the date of its approval by the Commissioner.

(2) Where the Commissioner requires a roads authority to enter a plan in the SRWR under section 130B(2) of the Act, the roads authority must keep it under review for a period of 6 years from the date of its approval by the Commissioner.