SCHEDULEMinor and consequential amendments and repeals

PART 1Bus services

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

1

(1)

The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 1 (traffic regulation orders), for subsection (3A) substitute—

“(3A)

A local traffic authority may make a traffic regulation order in respect of a road in relation to which the Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority if—

(a)

the order is required for the provision of facilities or the taking of a measure pursuant to a scheme implementing a bus services improvement partnership plan made by the authority under Part 2 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, and

(b)

the consent of the Scottish Ministers is obtained.”.

(3)

In schedule 9 (variation or revocation of certain traffic regulation orders), in paragraph 27(3), for the words from “pursuant” to “scheme” substitute “ or the taking of a measure pursuant to a scheme implementing a bus services improvement partnership ”.