Part 1Regional transport

Chapter 2Transport functions: further provisions

I113Transfer to Scottish Ministers of certain rail provisions

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.