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Transport (Scotland) Act 2005

2005 asp 12 · Enacted 5 August 2005 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to provide for the setting up and functions of new transport bodies and to enable the Scottish Ministers to discharge certain transport functions; to provide further for the control and co-ordination of road works and for the enforcement of the duties placed on those who carry them out; to set up national concessionary fares schemes; and to make other, miscellaneous modifications of the law relating to transport.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 29th June 2005 and received Royal Assent on 5th August 2005

Contents

  1. Part 1: Regional transport
  2. Chapter 1: Regional Transport Partnerships
  3. Establishment etc.
  4. 1Establishment of regional Transport Partnerships
  5. 2Dissolution of regional Transport Partnerships
  6. Administration
  7. 3Regional Transport Partnerships: funding and borrowing
  8. 4Further provision about regional Transport Partnerships
  9. Regional transport strategies
  10. 5Formulation and content of regional transport strategies
  11. 6Procedure before and after the drawing up of regional transport strategies
  12. 7Review, modification and renewal of regional transport strategies
  13. 8Duty of constituent councils and other public bodies as respects regional transport strategies
  14. 9Joint regional transport strategies
  15. Regional transport functions
  16. 10Other transport functions of regional Transport Partnerships
  17. 11Alteration of functions of regional Transport Partnerships
  18. 12Manner of performance of functions of regional Transport Partnerships
  19. Chapter 2: Transport functions: further provisions
  20. 13Transfer to Scottish Ministers of certain rail provisions
  21. 14Arrangements for performance by regional Transport Partnership of certain transport functions etc.
  22. Chapter 3: Supplementary and consequential provision
  23. 15Transfer of staff, property, rights and liabilities
  24. Part 2: Road works
  25. The Scottish Road Works Commissioner
  26. 16Creation, appointment, status and funding of Scottish Road Works Commissioner
  27. 17Functions of Commissioner
  28. 18Duty of road works authority and undertakers to provide Commissioner with information
  29. 18APower to carry out inspections
  30. 18BInspections: warrants
  31. 18CInspections: further provision
  32. 18DOffence of obstructing inspections
  33. 18ELiability of authorised persons
  34. 18FPower to make regulations about inspections
  35. The Scottish Road Works Register
  36. 19The Scottish Road Works Register
  37. Miscellaneous
  38. 20Directions as to timing of road works
  39. 21Directions as to placing of apparatus in roads
  40. 22Restriction on works following substantial road works
  41. 23Duty of road works authority to co-ordinate road works etc.
  42. 24Duty of undertakers to co-operate with authorities and other undertakers
  43. 25Enforcement of sections 118 and 119 of 1991 Act
  44. 26Qualifications of supervisors and operatives
  45. 27Duty of authorities, undertakers etc. to ensure competence of employees etc.
  46. 28Duty of undertaker to notify completion of road works: form and procedure
  47. 29Notices requiring remedial works relating to reinstatements
  48. Resurfacing Not yet in force
  49. 30Power of road works authority to require undertaker to resurface road Not yet in force
  50. 31Resurfacing: regulations and guidance Not yet in force
  51. 32Contributions to costs of resurfacing by undertaker Not yet in force
  52. Enforcement of 1991 Act
  53. 33Increase in penalties for summary offences under 1991 Act
  54. 34Fixed penalty offences
  55. 35Civil penalties for certain offences under 1991 Act Not yet in force
  56. Resolution of disputes under 1991 Act
  57. 36Method of settlement of certain disputes under 1991 Act
  58. Enforcement of certain offences under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
  59. 37Fixed penalty offences under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
  60. 38Civil penalties for certain offences under the roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Not yet in force
  61. 39Consultation on regulations and codes of practice
  62. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  63. 40National travel concession schemes
  64. 41Public Transport Users' Committee for Scotland
  65. 42Functions of the Committee
  66. 43Guidance and direction to the Committee
  67. 44Abolition of requirement on local traffic authority to inform the Scottish Ministers about certain pedestrian crossings
  68. 45Modification of Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 and loans for transport-related purposes
  69. 46Amendment of procedure for dealing with applications for harbour orders
  70. 47Amendment of procedure where harbour revision orders are made by the Scottish Ministers of their own motion
  71. 48Transitional provision for sections 46 and 47
  72. 49Badges for vehicles used for disabled people: change of terminology
  73. 50Extension of remit of Bus User Complaints Tribunal
  74. 51Minor amendments of Transport (Scotland) Act 2001
  75. Part 4: General
  76. 52Orders and regulations
  77. 53Interpretation
  78. 54Short title and commencement
  79. Schedule 1: Further provision about regional Transport Partnerships
  80. Staff
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. Land
  87. 6Paragraph 6
  88. 7Paragraph 7
  89. 8Paragraph 8
  90. 9Paragraph 9
  91. Private legislation
  92. 10Paragraph 10
  93. Participation in community planning
  94. 11Paragraph 11
  95. Forming companies
  96. 12Paragraph 12
  97. Legal proceedings, notices etc.
  98. 13Paragraph 13
  99. Reporting and information
  100. 14Paragraph 14
  101. Finance etc.
  102. 15Paragraph 15
  103. Contracts etc.
  104. 16Paragraph 16
  105. Standards of members' conduct
  106. 17Paragraph 17
  107. Expenses of observers
  108. 18Paragraph 18
  109. Investigation
  110. 19Paragraph 19
  111. Freedom of information
  112. 20Paragraph 20
  113. Schedule 2: Scottish Road Works Commissioner: further provision
  114. Staff
  115. 1Paragraph 1
  116. Accounts
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. Reports and information
  119. 3Paragraph 3
  120. Freedom of information
  121. 4Paragraph 4
  122. Schedule 3Increase in maximum fines for certain summary offences under the 1991 Act
  123. Schedule 4Schedule 6A to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  124. Schedule 5Schedule 6B to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  125. Schedule 6Schedule 8A to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
  126. Schedule 7Schedule 8B to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984