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125Individual culpability where offending by an organisationS

(1)This section applies where—

(a)an offence in this Act or any regulations made under it is committed by a relevant organisation, and

(b)the commission of the offence—

(i)involves consent or connivance on the part of a responsible individual, or

(ii)is attributable to neglect on the part of a responsible individual.

(2)The responsible individual (as well as the relevant organisation) commits the offence.

(3)For the purposes of this section—

(a)relevant organisation” means an organisation listed in the first column of the table in paragraph (c),

(b)responsible individual” means, in relation to a relevant organisation—

(i)an individual falling within the corresponding entry in the second column of the table in paragraph (c), or

(ii)an individual purporting to act in the capacity of an individual falling within the corresponding entry,

(c)the table is as follows—

Relevant organisationIndividual
Company as mentioned in section 1 of the Companies Act 2006Director, manager, secretary or other similar officer
Member, where the company's affairs are managed by its members
Limited liability partnershipMember
Other partnershipPartner
Any other body or associationIndividual who is concerned in the management or control of its affairs.

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I1S. 125 in force at 22.9.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/250, sch.

126Crown applicationS

(1)Nothing in this Act or any regulations made under it makes the Crown criminally liable.

(2)The Court of Session may, on an application by the Lord Advocate, declare unlawful any act or omission for which the Crown would be criminally liable if it were not for subsection (1).

(3)Subsection (1) does not affect the criminal liability of persons in the service of the Crown.

Commencement Information

I2S. 126 in force at 22.9.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/250, sch.

127Minor and consequential amendments and repealsS

The schedule contains minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

Commencement Information

I3S. 127 in force at 10.1.2022 by S.S.I. 2021/428, reg. 2, sch.

128RegulationsS

(1)Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under this Act includes power to make—

(a)incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision,

(b)different provision for different purposes or areas.

(2)Regulations under sections 6(4)(a), 6(4)(b), 6(4)(c), 7(4)(b), 52(1), 55(12), 71(5), 78(4) and 107(1) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(3)Regulations under section 8(1) or 59(1)—

(a)which create a criminal offence are subject to the affirmative procedure,

(b)otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.

(4)Regulations under section 129(1)—

(a)which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act are subject to the affirmative procedure,

(b)otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.

(5)Otherwise (and subject to subsection (6)) regulations under this Act are subject to the negative procedure.

(6)This section does not apply to regulations under section 130(2).

129Ancillary provisionS

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (including this Act).

130CommencementS

(1)This section and sections 128, 129 and 131 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.

(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.

(3)Regulations under subsection (2) may—

(a)include transitional, transitory or saving provision,

(b)make different provision for—

(i)different purposes,

(ii)different areas.

131Short titleS

The short title of this Act is the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.

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