Part 2Road works

Enforcement of 1991 Act

I134Fixed penalty offences

1

After section 154 of the 1991 Act there is inserted—

154AFixed penalties for certain offences under this Part

1

Any offence under this Part relating to road works which is listed in the first column of Schedule 6A (and described in general terms in the second column) is a fixed penalty offence for the purposes of this Part.

2

Offences listed in that Schedule which are committed by virtue of section 166 (offences by bodies corporate and partnerships) are not fixed penalty offences.

3

The Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument modify that Schedule so as to provide for offences under this Part relating to road works to become (or cease to be) fixed penalty offences.

4

No such order shall be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

5

Schedule 6B (which makes provision about fixed penalties for fixed penalty offences) has effect.

2

In section 165 of that Act (index for Part 4), after the entry for “expenses” there is inserted—

fixed penalty offence

section 154A(1)

3

After Schedule 6 to that Act there are inserted Schedules 6A and 6B as set out in schedules 4 and 5 to this Act.