Scottish Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 415
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT
The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004
Made 23rd September 2004
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th September 2004
Coming into force 1st November 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52(1) and 60(1)(e) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
1981 c. 14 (“the 1981 Act”). Section 52(1) was amended by the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) (“the 1985 Act”), sections 1(3), 3(5) and 139(3), Schedule 1, paragraph 7, Part II of Schedule 2, paragraph 4(1) and (14) and Schedule 8; the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22), section 16 and Schedule 6; and the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) (“the 1994 Act”), section 66. In section 60, subsection (1) was amended by the 1985 Act, sections 134 and 139, Schedule 7, paragraph 21(1) and (9) and Schedule 8, and the 1994 Act, section 66(5), and subsection (1A) was inserted by the 1985 Act, section 134(2). Section 61(2) was amended by the 1985 Act, section 139(3) and Schedule 8. Section 52 was applied to fees for the registration of local services by section 126(1) of the 1985 Act and sections 60 and 61 have effect by virtue of sections 134 and 135 of the 1985 Act as if Part I of the 1985 Act was incorporated in the 1981 Act. For the definition of “prescribed” see section 60(2) of the 1981 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Citation and commencement
1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come in to force on 1st November 2004.

Amendment of the principal Regulations
2. (1) The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
S.S.I. 2001/219; relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2001/251 and 2002/548.
(2) In regulation 13(1)(a) and (2)(a), for “£10” substitute “£11”.
(3) In regulation 13(1)(b) and (2)(b), for “£40” substitute “£45”.
NICOL STEPHEN
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
23rd September 2004

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the fee for the registration of, or the variation of the registration of, a local bus service. The fee for a community bus service is increased from £10 to £11. The fee for a local bus service other than a community bus service is increased from £40 to £45.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business is available from Bus Policy Branch, the Scottish Executive, Transport Division 2, Area 2 E (North), Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.