# The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 · made 6 September 2023 · revised to 30 November 2023 These Regulations appoint dates for the coming into force of certain provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the 2019 Act”). Made under: Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Section 130) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2019-commencement-no-7-regulations-2023/pdf/ssi_20230250_en.pdf ## Introductory text Transport Made 6th September 2023 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th September 2023 Coming into force 22nd September 2023 The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 130(2) and (3) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 22 September 2023. ## 2 Appointed day (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 specified in column 1 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the schedule) is the day specified in column 3 of the schedule. (2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of the schedule, a provision mentioned in column 1 of the schedule comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose. ## Signature FIONA HYSLOP Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 6th September 2023 ## Provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 coming into force Column 1 Provision of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 Column 2 Subject matter Column 3 Appointed day Column 4 Purpose Section 35 Bus services improvement partnerships 4 December 2023 Section 36 Procedures for partnership plans and schemes 4 December 2023 Section 37 Registration of local services and functions of traffic commissioner 4 December 2023 For the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under inserted section 6M of the Transport Act 1985 Section 38 Franchising arrangements for local services 4 December 2023 Section 50 Pavement parking prohibition 11 December 2023 Section 54 Double parking prohibition 11 December 2023 Section 55 Exceptions to pavement parking prohibition and double parking prohibition 11 December 2023 Section 56 Dropped footway parking prohibition 11 December 2023 Section 57 Exceptions to dropped footway parking prohibition 11 December 2023 Section 58 Imposition of penalty charges 22 September 2023 For the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 58(4)(b) and (5) Section 58 Imposition of penalty charges 11 December 2023 For all other purposes Section 59 Enforcement of parking prohibitions 22 September 2023 Section 60 Power to install approved devices 11 December 2023 Section 61 Removal of motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions 11 December 2023 Section 62 Moving motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions 11 December 2023 Section 63 Disposal of removed motor vehicles 11 December 2023 Section 64 Arrangements in connection with enforcement 11 December 2023 Section 65 Power to share information 11 December 2023 Section 66 Accounts 22 September 2023 Section 69 Interpretation of Part 6 11 December 2023 Section 110 Inspection functions 1 April 2024 Section 111 Compliance notices 1 April 2024 Section 119 Information about apparatus 1 April 2024 Section 120 Health boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient transport contracts 1 October 2023 Section 121 Health boards: duty to work with community transport bodies 1 October 2023 Section 125 Individual culpability where offending by an organisation 22 September 2023 Section 126 Crown application 22 September 2023 Schedule, paragraphs 1, 2(2), 3(3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (9) and 4(2)(b) and (c) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 4 December 2023 Schedule, paragraph 3(6) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 4 December 2023 For all remaining purposes Schedule, paragraphs 6(4), (5), (9) and (10) and 7(4) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 1 April 2024 Schedule, paragraph 7(2) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 22 September 2023 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations appoint dates for the coming into force of certain provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the 2019 Act”). Regulation 2 and the schedule bring into force the following provisions of the 2019 Act on 22 September 2023: section 58 but only for the purpose of making regulations under section 58(4)(b) and (5), section 59, section 66, section 125, section 126 and paragraph 7(2) of the schedule. Sections 120 and 121 of the 2019 Act are brought into force on 1 October 2023. These Regulations bring sections 35 and 36, 37 (but only for the purpose of making regulations under inserted section 6M of the Transport Act 1985), 38 and paragraphs 1, 2(2), 3(3), (4), (5), (6) (in so far as not already in force), (7), (8) and (9), 4(2)(b) and (c) of the schedule of the 2019 Act into force on 4 December 2023. Regulation 2 and the schedule also bring sections 50, 54 to 66 and 69 of the 2019 Act into force on 11 December 2023 for all remaining purposes. Section 110, section 111, section 119 and paragraphs 6(4), (5), (9) and (10), and paragraph 7(4) of the schedule of the 2019 Act are brought into force on 1 April 2024. Sections 35 and 36 introduce a number of new provisions on Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (“BSIPs”) into the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”) (inserted sections 3A to 3M and a new schedule A1). Section 37 is brought into force to provide the Scottish Ministers with the power to make regulations under inserted section 6M of the Transport Act 1985. Section 38 introduces a number of new provisions into the 2001 Act (section 13A to section 13T) to enable a local transport authority to create and operate local bus services under a franchising framework. Section 50, sections 54 to 66 and section 69 set out the parking prohibitions and exceptions, and enforcement of parking prohibitions provided for in Part 6 of the 2019 Act. Section 110 inserts new provisions into the Transport (Scotland) 2005 Act which enable the Scottish Road Works Commissioner (“SRWC”) to carry out a number of inspection functions in relation to compliance with road works obligations and makes further provision with respect to the exercise of any such function. Section 111 enables the SRWC to issue compliance notices and makes provision about the content and form of such notices, appeals against them and the processes for withdrawal and variation of notices. Section 119 replaces section 138 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 with a new section 138A. Section 138A requires undertakers and other people who are carrying out works in a road to enter in the Scottish Road Works Register details of the apparatus. Sections 120 and 121 set out duties of Health Boards in respect of the provision of non-emergency patient transport. Section 125 makes provision in relation to corporate offending. Section 126 deals with the Crown application. Provisions of the schedule of the 2019 Act make minor and consequential amendments and repeals which relate to the changes made in Part 3 (bus services) and Part 9 (road works) of the 2019 Act. The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 15 November 2019. Sections 128 to 131 came into force on the following day. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/250 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2019-commencement-no-7-regulations-2023 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.