Explanatory note

The Order reconstitutes the membership of the Forth and Tay Road Bridge Joint Boards in consequence of the reorganisation of local government in Scotland effected by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and makes a number of consequential amendments to the legislation governing each Board.

The Order provides for the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board to comprise 14 members, of whom seven shall be elected by the City of Edinburgh Council, five by the Fife Council, one by the Midlothian Council and one by the West Lothian Council.

The Order similarly provides for the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board to comprise twelve members, of whom six shall be members of the Dundee City Council, five shall be members of the Fife Council and one shall be a member of the Angus Council.

For both Boards, the Order makes arrangements for a transitional period during which the new members shall be appointed.