Transport (Scotland) Act 2001

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

3 (1) The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In section 1 (traffic regulation orders)—

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) after “State” there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers”; and

(ii) after “is” there shall be inserted “or they are”; and

(b) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

“(3A) A local traffic authority may make a traffic regulation order in respect of a road in relation to which the Secretary of State is or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority if—

(a) the order is required for the provision of facilities pursuant to a quality partnership scheme under Part 2 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2); and

(b) the consent of the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers is obtained.”.

(3) In paragraph 27 of Schedule 9 (variation and revocation of orders)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “sub-paragraph (2)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted—

“(3) Where an order is required for the provision of facilities pursuant to a quality partnership scheme made under Part 2 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2) by more than one authority—

(a) it may not be varied or revoked by virtue of this paragraph by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers unless he has, or they have, consulted the other authority or authorities who made the scheme; and

(b) it may not be varied or revoked by virtue of this paragraph by any other authority without the consent of the other authority or authorities who made the scheme.”.