This Order provides for certain transport-related functions of Shetlands Islands Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority to be exercisable by the Shetland Transport Partnership, the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership and the West of Scotland Transport Partnership (“the Transport Partnerships”).

Articles 2 to 4 transfer specified functions under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”) to the Transport Partnerships. The transferred functions are exercisable by each of the Transport Partnerships concurrently with the original holder of those functions.

Article 5 specifies the functions transferred. These are functions under the 2001 Act relating to the provision of bus services by local transport authorities, bus services improvement partnerships and local services franchises.

Article 6 modifies the definition of “local transport authority” in section 82(1) of the 2001 Act to include the Transport Partnerships.