{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/low-emission-zones-scotland-regulations-2021/regulation-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2021/26",
  "legislation_title": "The Low Emission Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/low-emission-zones-scotland-regulations-2021",
  "path": "regulation/1",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Low Emission Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 31 May 2021.\n(2) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019,\n“initiating party” means whichever of the parties referred to in section 12(2) of the Act that appoints a reporter in terms of section 12(2),\n“local authority” includes local authorities jointly operating a scheme,\n“opt-in notice” has the meaning given in regulation 11(2)(a),\n“party” means—\n(a) the local authority proposing to make the scheme,\n(b) the Scottish Ministers, and\n(c) any person who submitted an opt-in notice under regulation 11,\n“scheme” means a low emission zone scheme,\n“writing” and “written” include electronic communications within the meaning of section 15 (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.7. Section 15 was relevantly amended by paragraph 158 of schedule 17 of the Communications Act 2003 (c.21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/26/regulation/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:57:58.399422+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}