Transport (Scotland) Act 2001
2001 asp 2 · Enacted 25 January 2001 · Extends to Scotland
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about transport; to make provision as respects certain bridges; to amend section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970; to amend section 40 of the Road Traffic Act 1988; to amend sections 26, 28 and 63 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 20th December 2000 and received Royal Assent on 25th January 2001
Contents
- Part 1: Joint transport strategies
- 1Joint transport strategies
- 2Directions
- Part 2: Bus services
- Chapter A1
- Provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities
- 2AProvision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities
- Chapter 1: Bus services improvement partnerships
- Partnership plans and schemes
- 3Quality partnership schemes Repealed
- 3ABus services improvement partnership plans
- 3BSchemes to implement bus services partnership plans
- 3CPartnership schemes: service standards
- 3DRoute service standards: modification for overprovision
- 3EPartnership schemes: Scottish Ministers' traffic regulation orders
- 3FEffect of partnership plans and schemes
- 3GPostponement of partnership scheme coming into operation
- 3HVariation of a partnership plan or scheme
- 3IRevocation of a partnership plan or scheme
- 3JReports on partnership schemes
- 3KProvision of information: bus services improvement partnerships
- 3LMulti-authority bus services improvement partnerships
- 3MFurther provision
- 4Regulations as respects specifying existing facilities in quality partnership schemes Repealed
- 5Consultation as to proposed quality partnership scheme Repealed
- 6Making of quality partnership scheme Repealed
- 7Postponement of quality partnership scheme Repealed
- 8Effect of quality partnership scheme Repealed
- 9Variation or revocation of quality partnership scheme Repealed
- 10Reports on quality partnership schemes Repealed
- 11Regulations as respects quality partnership schemes Repealed
- 12Eligibility for service subsidies Repealed
- Chapter 2: Local services franchises
- Franchising frameworks and franchise agreements
- 13Quality contract schemes Repealed
- 13AFranchising frameworks and franchise agreements
- 13BEffects of franchising framework
- Process for making franchising frameworks
- 13COverview of process
- 13DProposed franchising frameworks
- 13EAssessment of proposed franchising framework
- 13FAudit of proposed franchising framework
- 13GConsultation on proposed franchising framework
- 13HModification of proposed franchising framework
- 13IApplication for approval of the proposed franchising framework
- 13JApproval of proposed franchising frameworks
- 13KMaking of franchising framework
- Entering into franchise agreements
- 13LEntering into franchise agreements
- Postponement, variation and revocation of franchise frameworks
- 13MPostponing commencement of franchising frameworks or variations
- 13NApplications for approval to vary or revoke franchising frameworks
- 13OApproval to vary or revoke franchising frameworks
- 13PReports on franchising frameworks
- 13QNon-implementation of franchising frameworks
- 13RProvision of information: local services franchises
- 13SMulti-authority franchising
- 13TFurther provision about franchising arrangements
- 14Proposed quality contract scheme Repealed
- 15Consultation as to proposed quality contract scheme Repealed
- 16Approval of proposed quality contract scheme Repealed
- 17Making of quality contract scheme Repealed
- 18Tendering for quality contracts Repealed
- 19Exceptions from section 18(1) Repealed
- 20Commencement of quality contract scheme Repealed
- 21Postponement of quality contract scheme Repealed
- 22Effect of quality contract scheme Repealed
- 23Variation or revocation of quality contract scheme Repealed
- 24Reports on quality contract schemes Repealed
- 25Non-implementation of quality contract scheme Repealed
- 26Regulations as respects quality contract schemes Repealed
- 27Transitional provision as respects quality contract schemes Repealed
- 27CNational Smart Ticketing Advisory Board
- Ticketing arrangements and ticketing schemes
- 28Ticketing arrangements
- 29Ticketing schemes
- 30Consultation as to proposed ticketing scheme
- 31Making of ticketing scheme
- 32Effect of ticketing scheme
- Provision of information
- 33Information about bus services
- 34Duty of authority to make information available
- 35Bus information: supplementary
- Zero-emission vehicles
- 35BUse of zero-emission vehicles for local services
- Financial and competition provisions
- 36Agreements providing for service subsidies
- 37Competition test for exercise of bus functions
- 38Grants to bus service operators
- 39Penalties
- 40Repayment of grants towards bus fuel duty
- Miscellaneous
- 41Bus User Complaints Tribunal
- 42Traffic regulation conditions to reduce or limit noise or air pollution
- 43Power to obtain information about local services
- 44Civil penalties for bus lane contraventions
- 45Registered services: minimum period of operation
- 46Power to restrict dates on which scheduled timings of local services may be varied
- 47Co-operation
- Interpretation of Part
- 48Interpretation of Part 2
- Part 3: Road user charging
- Road user charging schemes
- 49Charging schemes
- 50Charging schemes to be made, varied and revoked by order
- 51Confirmation of orders
- 52Charging schemes: consultation and inquiries
- 53Matters to be dealt with in charging schemes
- 54Charging schemes: exemptions etc.
- 55Penalties and liability for charges
- 56Examination, immobilisation and removal of vehicles etc.
- 57Equipment etc.
- 58Traffic signs
- 59Non-domestic rating exemption
- Supplementary
- 60Financial provisions about charging schemes
- 61Powers of charging authorities
- 62Grants to charging authorities
- 63Information
- 64Determination of disputes, appeals and evidence
- 65Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
- 66Crown application
- Interpretation of Part
- 67Interpretation of Part 3
- Part 4: Miscellaneous
- Travel concession schemes
- 68Travel concession schemes
- Bridges
- 69Joint boards for management, maintenance etc. of certain bridges
- Grants for transport-related purposes
- 70Grants for transport-related purposes
- Financial assistance: inland waterway and sea freight
- 71Financial assistance for inland waterway and sea freight
- Disabled persons’ transport needs: power to establish committee
- 72Disabled persons’ transport needs: power to establish committee
- Motor vehicles used by disabled persons
- 73Badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons: enforcement
- Home zones
- 74Home zones
- Public rights of passage: redetermination orders
- 75Amendment of Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
- Road safety information and training: subsidies
- 76Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1988
- School crossing patrols
- 77Patrolling school crossings
- Bicycle and motor cycle stands
- 78Stands etc. for bicycles and motor cycles
- Part 5: General
- 79Guidance
- 80Civil penalties: bodies corporate and partnerships
- 81Regulations and orders
- 82Interpretation
- 83Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 84Short title and commencement
- Schedule A1: Bus services improvement partnership plans and schemes: procedures
- Part 1: Making
- Meaning of partnership proposal
- 1Paragraph 1
- Preliminary notice
- 2Paragraph 2
- Preparation
- 3Paragraph 3
- Notice of proposal and period for objections
- 4Paragraph 4
- Effect of objections
- 5Paragraph 5
- Notice of, and consultation on, partnership proposal
- 6Paragraph 6
- Modifications of partnership proposal
- 7Paragraph 7
- Making of partnership plan or scheme and giving notice to that effect
- 8Paragraph 8
- Consulting on postponing the coming into operation of partnership scheme
- 9Paragraph 9
- Postponing the coming into operation of partnership scheme and giving notice
- 10Paragraph 10
- Part 2: Variation
- Meaning of local transport authority for the purposes of this Part
- 11Paragraph 11
- Preliminary notice
- 12Paragraph 12
- Preparation
- 13Paragraph 13
- Notice of draft changes and period for objections
- 14Paragraph 14
- Effect of objections
- 15Paragraph 15
- Notice and consultation on changes
- 16Paragraph 16
- Modifications of changes
- 17Paragraph 17
- Making the variation and giving notice to that effect
- 18Paragraph 18
- Consulting on postponing the coming into operation of variation
- 19Paragraph 19
- Postponing the coming into operation of variation and giving notice to that effect
- 20Paragraph 20
- Part 3: Revocation
- Notice of proposal to revoke
- 21Paragraph 21
- Consultation on proposal
- 22Paragraph 22
- Notice of intention to revoke and period for objections
- 23Paragraph 23
- Effect of objections
- 24Paragraph 24
- Revoking the plan or scheme and giving notice to that effect
- 25Paragraph 25
- Part 4: Powers of Scottish Ministers in relation to certain expressions used in this schedule
- 26Paragraph 26
- Schedule 1: Road user charging: financial provisions
- 1Interpretation
- 2Apportionment
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Accounts and funds
- 5Application of proceeds by charging authorities
- Schedule 2: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65)
- 3Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27)
- 4Transport Act 1985 (c.67)