Scottish Statutory Instruments
Public Passenger Transport
Made
8th February 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
10th February 2012
Coming into force
1st April 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(2)(a), (3)(a), (8)(a) and (9) of the Transport Act 1985(1) and by section 60(1)(e) and (f) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(2) and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(3) they have consulted with such representative organisations as they think fit.
1985 c.67; section 6 was amended by section 46 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2). Section 134 and 135 of the Transport Act 1985 provide that sections 60 and 61 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 will have effect as if Parts I and II of the Transport Act 1985 were contained in that 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).
1981 c.14. 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). See section 60(2) of the 1981 Act for definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
Section 61(2) was amended by section 135(1) of the Transport Act 1985.