(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Bus Service Operators Grant (Scotland) Regulations 2002 by—
(a)making provision for a grant to be paid to operators of flexible bus services, particulars of which may be registered under the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 as amended by the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012, by taking account of the different stopping arrangements applying in the case of such services; and
(b)removing the provision under which sections of bus route which have boarding and alighting restrictions are ineligible for grant on the grounds that passengers are unable to travel between certain pairs of stopping places.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment covering these Regulations and the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 has been prepared and may be viewed at http://home.scotland.gov.uk.