Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

PART 5 S Travel concession schemes: application to community transport

49 Travel concession schemes: application to community transport S

(1) The Transport Act 1985 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 93 (travel concession schemes), after subsection (7) there is inserted—

“(7A) Not later than 12 months after the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 receives Royal Assent, the Scottish Ministers must publish a report setting out their assessment of the costs and benefits of extending travel concession schemes established under this section to—

(a) community bus services within the meaning of section 22(1) of this Act, and

(b) such other transport services as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(7B) In preparing a report under subsection (7A), the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) each local authority,

(b) each regional transport partnership,

(c) such persons as the Scottish Ministers consider to be representative of community transport users.

(7C) A report under subsection (7A)—

(a) may be published in such format as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate, and

(b) must be laid before the Scottish Parliament.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 49 in force at 14.1.2021 by S.S.I. 2020/429, reg. 2(b)