The Scottish Ministers may prepare a strategy for carrying out their functions in relation to railways and railway services.

The Scottish Ministers may from time to time revise that strategy.

Where the Scottish Ministers prepare or revise such a strategy, they must publish the strategy or revised strategy in such manner as they consider appropriate for bringing it to the attention of those likely to be affected by it.

The reference in subsection (1) to the functions of the Scottish Ministers in relation to railways and railway services includes, in particular, their functions under Part 1 of the 1993 Act and their functions under this Act.