2011 No. 91

Roads And Bridges

The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 134 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 19911 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 163A of that Act2 they have consulted with such—

  1. a

    persons considered by them to be representative of the interests of undertakers;

  2. b

    road works authorities; and

  3. c

    other persons,

as they think appropriate.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 and come into force on 1st April 2011.

Amendment of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

2

In regulation 3(1) (inspection fees) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 20033 for “£31.00” substitute “£32.00”.

3

For regulation 3(3) (inspection fees) substitute—

3

For the purpose of this regulation, a unit of inspection refers to excavation works only and will be calculated with reference to their duration on the following basis:

Unit of inspection

Duration of road works

Unit(s)

Duration of 15 days or less

1

Duration of 16 to 30 days

2

Duration greater than 30 days

3

Revocation4

The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20104 are revoked.

KEITH BROWNAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for an increase to £32.00 (previously £31.00) in the fee payable by undertakers for inspections of their work by road works authorities in Scotland under regulation 3(1) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003. These Regulations also change the calculation of unit(s) of inspection to the duration of the road works rather than the size of the road works. These Regulations also revoke the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010.