Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, Section 27C is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Scottish Ministers must establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (“the Board”).
(2)The function of the Board is to advise the Scottish Ministers in relation to their functions insofar as they relate to—
(a)smart ticketing arrangements, and
(b)the national technological standard for smart ticketing.
(3)The Board also has the function of issuing advice and recommendations to the Scottish Ministers in relation to the strategic development of smart ticketing in Scotland.
(4)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about the Board, including provision about—
(a)the appointment, removal and replacement of members,
(b)the remuneration of members (including as to payment of a member's expenses),
(c)the process by which the Board makes decisions.
(5)Before making regulations under subsection (4), the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)all local transport authorities,
(b)such organisations appearing to Scottish Ministers to be representative of users of local services and connecting rail or ferry services as they think fit,
(c)such organisations appearing to Scottish Ministers to be representative of operators of local services and connecting rail or ferry services as they think fit,
(d)such other persons as they think fit.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 27C inserted (10.1.2022) by virtue of Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), ss. 43(2), 130(2) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2021/428, reg. 2, sch.
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