2006 No. 527
TRANSPORT

The Transfer of Functions to the Shetland Transport Partnership Order 2006

Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(1) and 52(4) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 20051 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and following consultation in terms of section 10(8) of that Act, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 52(3) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions to the Shetland Transport Partnership Order 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Interpretation2.

In this Order–

“Shetland Islands Council” means the council of that name constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19942; and
“the Shetland Transport Partnership” means the Transport Partnership established with that name by the Regional Transport Partnerships (Establishment, Constitution and Membership) (Scotland) Order 20053.

Transfer of functions to the Shetland Transport Partnership3.

The functions which are exercisable by Shetland Islands Council by virtue of the enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall, subject to any restriction in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule, be exercisable by the Shetland Transport Partnership instead of by Shetland Islands Council.

Functions exercisable concurrently by the Shetland Transport Partnership4.

The functions which are exercisable by Shetland Islands Council by virtue of the enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 shall, subject to any restriction in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule, be exercisable by the Shetland Transport Partnership concurrently with Shetland Islands Council.

Transitional and saving provision5.

(1)

The transfer, by virtue of this Order, of any function exercisable by Shetland Islands Council to the Shetland Transport Partnership shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to Shetland Islands Council before the date on which the transfer takes effect.

(2)

Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the time when that transfer takes effect, is in the process of being done by or in relation to Shetland Islands Council may, so far as it relates to any function transferred, be continued by or in relation to Shetland Transport Partnership.

(3)

Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to Shetland Islands Council for the purposes of or in connection with any function transferred to the Shetland Transport Partnership by virtue of this Order shall, if in force at the time when that transfer takes effect, have effect as if done by or in relation to Shetland Transport Partnership in so far as that is required for continuing its effect after that time.

TAVISH SCOTT
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE SHETLAND TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP

Article 3

Column 1

Column 2

Enactment

Restrictions

The Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)

(a)

sections 634 and 645; and

(a)

only so far as the functions do not relate to Shetland Islands Council as–

(i)

an education authority for the purposes of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44); or

(ii)

a local authority for the purposes of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49);

(b)

sections 93 to 1006.

(b)

–

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2), sections 3, 57 to 10, 13 to 21, 23 to 25, 28 to 31, 33 to 35 and 47.

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SCHEDULE 2FUNCTIONS EXERCISABLE CONCURRENTLY BY THE SHETLAND TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP AND SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL

Article 4

Column 1

Column 2

Enactment

Restrictions

The Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Act 1958 (c. 50), sections 1 to 48 and 6.

The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)–

(a)

sections 1 to 49; and

(a)

only so far as the functions are exercisable by Shetland Islands Council as the local traffic authority for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of–

(i)

public service vehicles within the meaning of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14); and

(ii)

taxis and private hire cars for which a licence is required by virtue of section 10(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45).

(b)

section 1910.

(b)

–

The Transport Act 1985 (c. 67), section 10611

–

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for certain statutory functions of Shetland Islands Council relating to transport to be exercisable by the Shetland Transport Partnership instead of, or concurrently with, that Council.

Article 3 and Schedule 1 provide for the transfer of certain statutory transport functions exercisable by Shetland Islands Council to the Shetland Transport Partnership, subject, in certain cases, to specified restrictions. The functions transferred include functions relating to local travel concessionary schemes, making quality partnership and quality contract schemes, ticketing arrangements and ticketing schemes.

Article 4 and Schedule 2 provide for the concurrent exercise of certain statutory transport functions by Shetland Islands Council and the Shetland Transport Partnership, subject, in certain cases, to specified restrictions. The functions transferred include the function of making traffic regulation orders and functions relating to the provision and maintenance of bus shelters.

Article 5 makes general transitional and savings provisions to facilitate the transfer of functions provided for in the Order.