(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under sections 10(1) and 52(4)(b) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12) provides for the transfer of all statutory functions relating to transport of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive to the West of Scotland Transport Partnership. The West of Scotland Transport Partnership was established by S.S.I. 2005/622.
The rail functions of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of S.S.I. 2005/598. This Order transfers all remaining transport functions to the West of Scotland Transport Partnership and makes consequential provision that for the purposes of the transfer of functions references in enactments to a passenger transport authority or a passenger transport executive for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area (as designated in S.I. 1995/1971) shall be read as though they were references to the West of Scotland Transport Partnership (article 3). Article 4 makes general incidental, transitional, consequential and savings provisions to facilitate the general transfer of functions.