The Local Services Franchises (Traffic Commissioner Notices and Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Notice given by the traffic commissioner

2.—(1) Notice given by the traffic commissioner under section 13J(2)(a) or 13O(2)(a) of the 2001 Act must include—

(a) the name of the local transport authority seeking approval for their proposal,

(b) a description of that proposal,

(c) where the proposal is to make a franchising framework, a link in electronic form to the documents specified in section 13I(3) of the 2001 Act(1),

(d) where the proposal is to vary or revoke a franchising framework, a link in electronic form to the application provided by the local transport authority under section 13N(2)(b) of the 2001 Act(2) (including any documents specified in section 13N(5)(b)),

(e) a statement explaining that a panel will be formed to consider whether to approve the proposal and that persons may ask to present oral evidence to this panel, and

(f) a statement explaining that a request to present oral evidence must—

(i) be made in writing within the period of 28 days beginning with the day after the day on which the notice is issued by the traffic commissioner, and

(ii) include a summary of the oral evidence which the person wishes to present.

(2) Where notice is given by the traffic commissioner under section 13J(2)(a) or, as the case may be, section 13O(2)(a) of the 2001 Act that a local transport authority is seeking approval for a proposal, any representations in respect of the application for such approval must be made within the period of 28 days beginning with the day after the day on which that notice is given.

(1)

Section 13I was inserted by section 38 of the 2019 Act.

(2)

Section 13N was inserted by section 38 of the 2019 Act.