The National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Constitution and membership of the Board

3.—(1) The Board is to consist of—

(a) the chairperson,

(b) not more than 3 other non-voting members, and

(c) at least 10, but not more than 14, voting members,

appointed by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) The voting membership of the Board must, so far as practicable, include—

(a) at least 5, but not more than 7, persons who, in the view of the Scottish Ministers, represent an appropriate range of operators of local services and connecting rail or ferry services and operators of such other modes of transport as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,

(b) at least 2, but not more than 4, persons who, in the view of the Scottish Ministers, represent an appropriate range of local transport authorities and regional Transport Partnerships,

(c) at least 1, but not more than 3, persons who, in the view of the Scottish Ministers, represent users (including disabled users) of local services and connecting rail or ferry services and users of such other modes of transport as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate, and

(d) one person who, in the view of the Scottish Ministers, represents the Scottish Ministers.

(3) So far as practicable, the number of persons described in sub-paragraph (2)(a) appointed to the Board must equal the number of persons described in sub-paragraphs (2)(b) to (d) together appointed to the Board.

(4) The non-voting membership of the Board must, so far as practicable, include persons who, in the view of the Scottish Ministers, have expertise relevant to the technology of smart ticketing and the strategic development of smart ticketing in Scotland.

(5) In this regulation, “regional Transport Partnership” means a Transport Partnership created under section 1(1)(b) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005(1).

(1)

2005 asp 12.