Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

   1. Part 1- National Transport Strategy

      1. Overview

         1. Background

         2. Preparation of strategy

         3. Consultation on strategy

         4. Publication and laying of strategy

         5. Review of strategy

         6. Reporting on strategy

   2. Part 2 – Low Emission Zones

      1. Overview

         1. Chapter 1 – Effect of a low emission zone scheme

      2. Chapter 2 – Creation and modification of a low emission zone scheme

         1. Process

         2. Content

      3. Chapter 3 – Operation of a low emission zone scheme

         1. Equipment and signs

         2. Information sharing

         3. Temporary suspension for events

         4. Finances and reporting, etc.

         5. Performance of a scheme

      4. Chapter 4 – General

   3. Part 3 – Bus Services

      1. Introduction

      2. General background

         1. Regulatory framework

         2. Glossary of existing legislative expressions

      3. Provision of services by local transport authorities

         1. Introduction

         2. Provision of  services by local transport authorities – section 34

      4. Bus services improvement partnerships

         1. Introduction

      5. Bus services improvement partnerships

         1. Partnership plans and schemes – inserted sections 3A and 3B

         2. Service standards – inserted sections 3C and 3D

         3. Making partnership plans and schemes to implement them

         4. Procedure for making a partnership plan or scheme - Part 1 of inserted schedule A1

         5. Traffic regulation orders – inserted section 3E

         6. Postponement – inserted section 3G

         7. Variation and revocation of partnership plans and schemes – inserted sections 3H and 3I and Parts 2 and 3 of inserted schedule A1

         8. Variation or revocation in accordance with the terms of a partnership scheme – inserted section 3B(10)

         9. Competition test

         10. Reports on partnership schemes

         11. Provision of information

         12. Guidance

         13. Multi-authority partnership plans – inserted section 3L

         14. Further provision – inserted section 3M and Part 4 of inserted schedule A1

         15. Interpretation

         16. Registration of local service and functions of traffic commissioner – section 37

         17. Application for registration where partnership scheme in operation – inserted section 6K of the 1985 Act

         18. Cancellation of registration when operational service standards not met – inserted section 6L

         19. Appeals – inserted section 6M

         20. Scrutiny of operation of bus services improvement partnership – inserted section 6N

      6. Local services franchises

         1. Introduction

      7. Franchising frameworks and franchise agreements

         1. Franchising frameworks and franchise agreements – inserted sections 13A and 13B

      8. Process for making a franchising framework

         1. Overview of process to make franchising frameworks – inserted section 13C

         2. Proposed franchising framework – section inserted 13D

         3. Assessment of proposed franchising framework – inserted section 13E

         4. Audit of proposed franchising framework – inserted section 13F

         5. Consultation on proposed framework and any modifications – inserted sections 13G and 13H

         6. Approval – inserted sections 13I and 13J

         7. Making of franchising framework – inserted section 13K

      9. Entering into franchise agreements

         1. Entering into franchise agreements – inserted section 13L

      10. Operation, variation and revocation of franchising arrangements

          1. Postponement of franchising framework coming into operation – inserted section 13M

          2. Variation or revocation of franchising frameworks – inserted sections 13N and 13O

          3. Reports on franchising frameworks – inserted section 13P

          4. Non-implementation of franchising frameworks – inserted section 13Q

          5. Provision of information – inserted section 13R

          6. Multi-authority franchising – inserted section 13S

          7. Further provision about franchising arrangements – inserted section 13T

      11. Information relating to services

          1. Provision of service information when varying or cancelling registration – section 39

             Overview

          2. Provision of service information when varying or cancelling registration: inserted section 6ZA

          3. Subsection (6) of section 6ZA defines an affected authority.

          4. Sanctions

          5. Provision of service information: extent of permissible disclosure: inserted section 6ZB

          6. Provision of service information: further provision - inserted section 6ZC

      12. Power to require information about local services – section 40

          1. Introduction

          2. Information that may be required about services

          3. Recipients of the information

          4. Consequences of failure to comply

          5. Consultation

   4. Part 4 – Ticketing Arrangements and Schemes

      1. Introduction

      2. General Background

      3. Ticketing arrangements – section 41

      4. National technological standard for smart ticketing – section 42

      5. National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board – section 43

      6. Ticketing schemes – section 44

      7. Directions about ticketing schemes – section 45

      8. Reports on ticketing arrangements and schemes – section 46

      9. Application of ticketing arrangements and schemes to trams – section 47

      10. Guidance – section 48

   5. Part 5 – Travel Concession Schemes: Application to Community Transport

   6. Part 6 – Pavement Parking, Double Parking and Parking at Dropped Kerbs

      1. Introduction

      2. Pavement parking prohibition

         1. Pavement parking prohibition – section 50

         2. Exemption orders – section 51

         3. Exemption orders: form and procedure – section 52

         4. Exemption orders: traffic signs – section 53

      3. Double parking prohibition

         1. Double parking prohibition – section 54

         2. Exceptions to the pavement parking prohibition and double parking prohibition - section 55

      4. Dropped footway parking prohibition

         1. Dropped footway parking prohibition – section 56

         2. Exceptions to dropped footway parking prohibitions – section 57

      5. Enforcement of parking prohibitions

         1. Imposition of penalty charges – section 58

         2. Enforcement of parking prohibitions – section 59

         3. Power to install approved devices– section 60

         4. Removal of motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions – section 61

         5. Moving motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions – section 62

         6. Disposal of removed motor vehicles – section 63

         7. Arrangements in connection with enforcement – section 64

      6. Other provisions relating to parking prohibitions

         1. Power to share information – section 65

         2. Accounts – section 66

         3. Ministerial directions – section 67

         4. Ministerial guidance – section 68

   7. Part 7 - Workplace Parking

      1. Workplace parking licensing schemes

      2. Workplace parking places

      3. Power to make and modify schemes

      4. Prior consultation and impact assessment

      5. Scottish Ministers power to regulate process

      6. Examination of Proposals

      7. Licence applications and processes

      8. Content of licences

      9. Exemptions etc.

      10. National exemptions

      11. Charges

      12. Application of net proceeds of workplace parking licensing schemes

      13. Accounts

      14. Penalty charges

      15. Evidence from approved devices

      16. Enforcement powers

      17. Enforcement powers: warrants

      18. Enforcement powers: further provision

      19. Power of entry: crown land

      20. Interpretation of Part

   8. Part 8 - Recovery of Unpaid Parking Charges

      1. Recovery of unpaid parking charges

   9. Part 9 – Road Works

      1. Interpretation

         1. Expressions to describe different types of work in a road:

      2. Other expressions:

      3. Scottish Road Works Commissioner: status and functions

         1. Status of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner: section 109

         2. Inspection functions: section 110

         3. Compliance notices: section 111

         4. Fixed penalty notices: section 112

      4. Functions in relation to the Scottish Road Works Register

         1. Functions in relation to the Scottish Road Works Register: section 113

      5. Permission to execute works in a road

         1. Permission to execute works in a road: section 114

      6. Safety measures for the carrying out of works in roads

         1. Works in roads: safety measures: section 115

         2. Qualifications for supervisors and operatives: section 116

      7. Commencement and completion notices

         1. Commencement and completion notices – section 117

         2. Undertakers

      8. Reinstatement of roads following works

         1. Reinstatement quality plans: section 118

            Background

         2. Overview of section 118 of the Act

         3. Inserted section 130A

         4. Inserted section 130B

         5. Inserted section 130C

      9. Information about apparatus

         1. Information about apparatus: section 119

   10. Part 10 – Miscellaneous and General

       1. Health boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient transport contracts

          1. Heath boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient contracts - section 120

       2. Health boards: duty to work with community transport bodies

          1. Heath boards: duty to work with community transport bodies – section 121

       3. Regional Transport Partnerships: finance

          1. Regional Transport Partnerships: finance – section 122

       4. Scottish Canals

          1. Canals – section 123

       5. Certain orders under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984: objections – section 124

       6. General

          1. Section 125 – Individual culpability where offending by an organisation

          2. Section 126 – Crown application

       7. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals: section 127 and the schedule

          1. Part 1: Bus services

          2. Part 2: Road Works

       8. Regulations – section 128

       9. Ancillary provision – section 129

       10. Commencement – section 130

3. Parliamentary History