{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2001/section-79",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2001/section-79.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2001/2",
  "legislation_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2001",
  "path": "section/79",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "79",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may issue guidance to—\n(a) local traffic authorities in relation to charging schemes;\n(b) local traffic authorities in relation to the designation of roads as home zones by virtue of section 74(1) of this Act;\n(ba) local transport authorities in relation to the exercise of their functions under section 2A of this Act,\n(c) local transport authorities in relation to partnership schemes, franchising frameworks, ticketing schemes and the provision of information under section 34 of this Act; and\n(d) local transport authorities and local traffic authorities (or any one or more local traffic authorities) in relation to the preparation of local transport strategies;\nand such authorities shall have regard to any such guidance.\n(2) Guidance issued under this section or any other section shall be published in such manner as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate; and the Scottish Ministers may at any time vary or revoke guidance issued by them under this section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 79(1)(ba) inserted (24.6.2022) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), ss. 34(1)(b), 130(2) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2022/204, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 79(1)(c) substituted (4.12.2023) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), s. 130(2), sch. para. 3(7)(a)(i) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2023/250, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 79(1)(c) substituted (4.12.2023) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), s. 130(2), sch. para. 3(7)(a)(ii) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2023/250, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 79(1)(d) inserted (10.10.2005) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12), ss. 51(6), 54(2); S.S.I. 2005/454, art. 2, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 79(2) inserted (4.12.2023) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), s. 130(2), sch. para. 3(7)(b) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2023/250, sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2019/17",
      "affecting_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2019/17",
      "affecting_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2019"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/2/section/79",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:20.199105+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."
}