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The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015

S.S.I. 2015/133 · Made 17 March 2015

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Transport

Made 17th March 2015

Coming into force 1st April 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40(1), (3) and (4) and 52(4) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 52(3) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2005 asp 12.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.

2Amendments to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006

(1)

The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

At the end of article 12(2B)(d) (capped level of funding) omit “and”.

(3)

At the end of article 12(2B)(e) insert—

“;

(f)

for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2015 £202,000,000; and

(g)

for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2016 £212,000,000”.

(4)

At the end of article 12(2D)(a) (reimbursement rate) omit “and”.

(5)

At the end of article 12(2D)(b) insert—

“;

(c)

57.1% for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2015; and

(d)

56.9% for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2016”.

Signature

DEREK MACKAY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

17th March 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006 to set the capped level of funding and the reimbursement rate for the financial years 2015/16 and 2016/17 (article 2).