The Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 161 (C.19)

TRANSPORT

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007

Made

28th February 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred by section 54(2) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005(1), hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.

Commencement of provision

2.  Section 49 (badges for vehicles used for disabled people: change of terminology) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

TAVISH SCOTT

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

28th February 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 49 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the Act”) on 1st April 2007. Section 49 provides for a change in terminology in the legislation relating to badges for vehicles used for disabled people.

The Act received Royal Assent on 5th August 2005. Sections 52 and 54 came into force on Royal Assent.

The provisions of the Act remaining to be commenced after the making of this Order are sections 18 to 39 and schedules 3 to 7 all of which relate to road works.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 1 and 13	14.9.2005	2005/454
Sections 2 to 12, 14 to 17, 40, 44 to 48, 50, 51, 53, schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 10 and 12 to 19, schedule 2	10.10.2005	2005/454
Sections 41 to 43, schedule 1, paragraphs 11 and 20	3.4.2006	2005/454

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2005 asp 12.