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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 204 (C. 11)

Transport

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022

Made

8th June 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th June 2022

Coming into force

24th June 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 130(2) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 24 June 2022.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 is 24 June 2022—

(a)section 34 (provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities),

(b)paragraphs 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) and 4(1) and (2)(a) of the schedule (minor and consequential amendments and repeals).

JENNY GILRUTH

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th June 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring section 34 and paragraphs 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) and 4(1) and (2)(a) of the schedule of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the 2019 Act”) into force on 24 June 2022.

Section 34 of the 2019 Act amends the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 to confer a power on local transport authorities to provide services for the carriage of passengers by road using vehicles that require a PSV operator’s licence to do so. Local transport authorities are able to exercise that power provided they are satisfied that providing such services will contribute to the implementation of their relevant general policies. Paragraph 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) of the schedule of the 2019 Act amends the definition of “relevant general policies” in section 48 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 for this purpose. Paragraph 4(1) and (2)(a) of the schedule of the 2019 Act amends section 10 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 to permit the Scottish Ministers to transfer the function of providing services for the carriage of passengers by road using vehicles that require a PSV operator’s licence to do so to Regional Transport Partnerships.

The Bill for the 2019 Act received Royal Assent on 15 November 2019. Sections 128 to 131 came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.S.I. Number
Part 115 January 2020S.S.I. 2019/428
Section 2515 January 2020S.S.I. 2019/428
Part 2 (except section 25)14 January 2021S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 4310 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 4914 January 2021S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 5110 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 5214 January 2021S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 5310 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 6714 January 2021S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 6814 January 2021S.S.I. 2020/429
Part 710 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 10914 January 2021S.S.I. 2020/429
Section 11310 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 11410 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 11510 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 122(1)(a), (2) and (3)19 March 2020S.S.I. 2020/68
Section 122(1)(b)1 April 2020S.S.I. 2020/68
Section 12310 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Section 12710 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428
Schedule, paragraphs 5, 6(1), (2), (6), (7) and (8) and 7(1) and (3)10 January 2022S.S.I. 2021/428