Article 12 Power to provide car parks etc
The Authority may, on any land for the time being vested in or leased by them, provide, maintain and manage car parks and may exercise all or any of the following powers upon and in respect of the whole or any part of any such land and upon and in respect of any car park provided by them under the powers of this article–
they may lay out such land and adapt the same for use as a car park and construct and provide roads, paths, ramps, steps and gardens;
they may provide and maintain cloakrooms, shelters, offices, information bureaux and displays, lavatories and conveniences;
they may make reasonable charges for the use of any car park provided by them as aforesaid or of any building or structure provided in connection therewith;
they may make byelaws as to the use of any such car park and, in particular, as to the vehicles or classes of vehicles which may be entitled to use the same, or any part thereof, and the conditions upon which any such car park may be used;
they may set aside part of such lands for the purpose of a station for public service vehicles; and
they may provide, maintain, equip and carry on refreshment rooms and–
manage the same themselves and provide and sell refreshments of all kinds (other than exciseable liquors); or
grant to any person on such terms and conditions and for such period as they think fit the right to provide and sell such refreshments of all kinds at such refreshment rooms.
The Authority may enter into and carry into effect agreements with the roads authority of the area in which any such car park is situated or other person for the maintenance and management of such car park by such roads authority or other person.
The powers conferred on the Authority by this article shall be exercisable only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.