Transport (Scotland) Act 2005
2005 asp 12 · Enacted 5 August 2005 · Extends to Scotland
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
- Part 1: Regional transport
- Chapter 1: Regional Transport Partnerships
- Establishment etc.
- 1Establishment of regional Transport Partnerships
- 2Dissolution of regional Transport Partnerships
- Administration
- 3Regional Transport Partnerships: funding and borrowing
- 4Further provision about regional Transport Partnerships
- Regional transport strategies
- 5Formulation and content of regional transport strategies
- 6Procedure before and after the drawing up of regional transport strategies
- 7Review, modification and renewal of regional transport strategies
- 8Duty of constituent councils and other public bodies as respects regional transport strategies
- 9Joint regional transport strategies
- Regional transport functions
- 10Other transport functions of regional Transport Partnerships
- 11Alteration of functions of regional Transport Partnerships
- 12Manner of performance of functions of regional Transport Partnerships
- Chapter 2: Transport functions: further provisions
- 13Transfer to Scottish Ministers of certain rail provisions
- 14Arrangements for performance by regional Transport Partnership of certain transport functions etc.
- Chapter 3: Supplementary and consequential provision
- 15Transfer of staff, property, rights and liabilities
- Part 2: Road works
- The Scottish Road Works Commissioner
- 16Creation, appointment, status and funding of Scottish Road Works Commissioner
- 17Functions of Commissioner
- 18Duty of road works authority and undertakers to provide Commissioner with information
- 18APower to carry out inspections
- 18BInspections: warrants
- 18CInspections: further provision
- 18DOffence of obstructing inspections
- 18ELiability of authorised persons
- 18FPower to make regulations about inspections
- The Scottish Road Works Register
- 19The Scottish Road Works Register
- Miscellaneous
- 20Directions as to timing of road works
- 21Directions as to placing of apparatus in roads
- 22Restriction on works following substantial road works
- 23Duty of road works authority to co-ordinate road works etc.
- 24Duty of undertakers to co-operate with authorities and other undertakers
- 25Enforcement of sections 118 and 119 of 1991 Act
- 26Qualifications of supervisors and operatives
- 27Duty of authorities, undertakers etc. to ensure competence of employees etc.
- 28Duty of undertaker to notify completion of road works: form and procedure
- 29Notices requiring remedial works relating to reinstatements
- Resurfacing Not yet in force
- 30Power of road works authority to require undertaker to resurface road Not yet in force
- 31Resurfacing: regulations and guidance Not yet in force
- 32Contributions to costs of resurfacing by undertaker Not yet in force
- Enforcement of 1991 Act
- 33Increase in penalties for summary offences under 1991 Act
- 34Fixed penalty offences
- 35Civil penalties for certain offences under 1991 Act Not yet in force
- Resolution of disputes under 1991 Act
- 36Method of settlement of certain disputes under 1991 Act
- Enforcement of certain offences under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
- 37Fixed penalty offences under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
- 38Civil penalties for certain offences under the roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Not yet in force
- 39Consultation on regulations and codes of practice
- Part 3: Miscellaneous
- 40National travel concession schemes
- 41Public Transport Users' Committee for Scotland
- 42Functions of the Committee
- 43Guidance and direction to the Committee
- 44Abolition of requirement on local traffic authority to inform the Scottish Ministers about certain pedestrian crossings
- 45Modification of Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 and loans for transport-related purposes
- 46Amendment of procedure for dealing with applications for harbour orders
- 47Amendment of procedure where harbour revision orders are made by the Scottish Ministers of their own motion
- 48Transitional provision for sections 46 and 47
- 49Badges for vehicles used for disabled people: change of terminology
- 50Extension of remit of Bus User Complaints Tribunal
- 51Minor amendments of Transport (Scotland) Act 2001
- Part 4: General
- 52Orders and regulations
- 53Interpretation
- 54Short title and commencement
- Schedule 1: Further provision about regional Transport Partnerships
- Staff
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Land
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- Private legislation
- 10Paragraph 10
- Participation in community planning
- 11Paragraph 11
- Forming companies
- 12Paragraph 12
- Legal proceedings, notices etc.
- 13Paragraph 13
- Reporting and information
- 14Paragraph 14
- Finance etc.
- 15Paragraph 15
- Contracts etc.
- 16Paragraph 16
- Standards of members' conduct
- 17Paragraph 17
- Expenses of observers
- 18Paragraph 18
- Investigation
- 19Paragraph 19
- Freedom of information
- 20Paragraph 20
- Schedule 2: Scottish Road Works Commissioner: further provision
- Staff
- 1Paragraph 1
- Accounts
- 2Paragraph 2
- Reports and information
- 3Paragraph 3
- Freedom of information
- 4Paragraph 4
- Schedule 3Increase in maximum fines for certain summary offences under the 1991 Act
- Schedule 4Schedule 6A to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
- Schedule 5Schedule 6B to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
- Schedule 6Schedule 8A to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
- Schedule 7Schedule 8B to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984