Part 1

Regional transport
Chapter 2

Transport functions: further provisions

Transfer to Scottish Ministers of certain rail provisions
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1
The Scottish Ministers may, by order, provide for any function of the kind specified in subsection (2) below which they think fit to be carried out by them—
a
instead of the person who, immediately before it was so provided, was responsible for carrying the function out; or
b
concurrently with that person.
2
That kind of function consists of any statutory function—
a
which relates to the provision or regulation of rail services; and
b
which was immediately before the provision referred to in subsection (1) above carried out by—
i
the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority; or
ii
the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive.
3
An order under subsection (1) above may modify any enactment.

Arrangements for performance by regional Transport Partnership of certain transport functions etc.
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A Transport Partnership may enter into arrangements with the Scottish Ministers, a council or any other person having statutory functions relating to transport being arrangements under which the Partnership—
a
does, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, the council or that other person, such things relating to transport as are specified in the arrangements;
b
provides such services for the purposes of, or in connection with, transport as are so specified.