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Transport (Scotland) Act 2001

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Joint transport strategies

    1. 1. Joint transport strategies

    2. 2. Directions

  3. Part 2 Bus services

    1. CHAPTER A1

      1. Provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities

        1. 2A.Provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities

    2. CHAPTER 1 Bus services improvement partnerships

      1. Partnership plans and schemes

        1. 3.Quality partnership schemes

        2. 3A.Bus services improvement partnership plans

        3. 3B.Schemes to implement bus services partnership plans

        4. 3C.Partnership schemes: service standards

        5. 3D.Route service standards: modification for overprovision

        6. 3E.Partnership schemes: Scottish Ministers' traffic regulation orders

        7. 3F.Effect of partnership plans and schemes

        8. 3G.Postponement of partnership scheme coming into operation

        9. 3H.Variation of a partnership plan or scheme

        10. 3I.Revocation of a partnership plan or scheme

        11. 3J.Reports on partnership schemes

        12. 3K.Provision of information: bus services improvement partnerships

        13. 3L.Multi-authority bus services improvement partnerships

        14. 3M.Further provision

        15. 4.Regulations as respects specifying existing facilities in quality partnership schemes

        16. 5.Consultation as to proposed quality partnership scheme

        17. 6.Making of quality partnership scheme

        18. 7.Postponement of quality partnership scheme

        19. 8.Effect of quality partnership scheme

        20. 9.Variation or revocation of quality partnership scheme

        21. 10.Reports on quality partnership schemes

        22. 11.Regulations as respects quality partnership schemes

        23. 12.Eligibility for service subsidies

    3. CHAPTER 2 Local services franchises

      1. Franchising frameworks and franchise agreements

        1. 13.Quality contract schemes

        2. 13A.Franchising frameworks and franchise agreements

        3. 13B.Effects of franchising framework

      2. Process for making franchising frameworks

        1. 13C.Overview of process

        2. 13D.Proposed franchising frameworks

        3. 13E.Assessment of proposed franchising framework

        4. 13F.Audit of proposed franchising framework

        5. 13G.Consultation on proposed franchising framework

        6. 13H.Modification of proposed franchising framework

        7. 13I.Application for approval of the proposed franchising framework

        8. 13J.Approval of proposed franchising frameworks

        9. 13K.Making of franchising framework

      3. Entering into franchise agreements

        1. 13L.Entering into franchise agreements

      4. Postponement, variation and revocation of franchise frameworks

        1. 13M.Postponing commencement of franchising frameworks or variations

        2. 13N.Applications for approval to vary or revoke franchising frameworks

        3. 13O.Approval to vary or revoke franchising frameworks

        4. 13P.Reports on franchising frameworks

        5. 13Q.Non-implementation of franchising frameworks

        6. 13R.Provision of information: local services franchises

        7. 13S.Multi-authority franchising

        8. 13T.Further provision about franchising arrangements

        9. 14.Proposed quality contract scheme

        10. 15.Consultation as to proposed quality contract scheme

        11. 16.Approval of proposed quality contract scheme

        12. 17.Making of quality contract scheme

        13. 18.Tendering for quality contracts

        14. 19.Exceptions from section 18(1)

        15. 20.Commencement of quality contract scheme

        16. 21.Postponement of quality contract scheme

        17. 22.Effect of quality contract scheme

        18. 23.Variation or revocation of quality contract scheme

        19. 24.Reports on quality contract schemes

        20. 25.Non-implementation of quality contract scheme

        21. 26.Regulations as respects quality contract schemes

        22. 27.Transitional provision as respects quality contract schemes

        23. 27C.National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board

      5. Ticketing arrangements and ticketing schemes

        1. 28.Ticketing arrangements

        2. 29.Ticketing schemes

        3. 30.Consultation as to proposed ticketing scheme

        4. 31.Making of ticketing scheme

        5. 32.Effect of ticketing scheme

      6. Provision of information

        1. 33.Information about bus services

        2. 34.Duty of authority to make information available

        3. 35.Bus information: supplementary

      7. Financial and competition provisions

        1. 36.Agreements providing for service subsidies

        2. 37.Competition test for exercise of bus functions

        3. 38.Grants to bus service operators

        4. 39.Penalties

        5. 40.Repayment of grants towards bus fuel duty

      8. Miscellaneous

        1. 41.Bus User Complaints Tribunal

        2. 42.Traffic regulation conditions to reduce or limit noise or air pollution

        3. 43.Power to obtain information about local services

        4. 44.Civil penalties for bus lane contraventions

        5. 45.Registered services: minimum period of operation

        6. 46.Power to restrict dates on which scheduled timings of local services may be varied

        7. 47.Co-operation

      9. Interpretation of Part

        1. 48.Interpretation of Part 2

  4. Part 3 Road user charging

    1. Road user charging schemes

      1. 49. Charging schemes

      2. 50. Charging schemes to be made, varied and revoked by order

      3. 51. Confirmation of orders

      4. 52. Charging schemes: consultation and inquiries

      5. 53. Matters to be dealt with in charging schemes

      6. 54. Charging schemes: exemptions etc.

      7. 55. Penalties and liability for charges

      8. 56. Examination, immobilisation and removal of vehicles etc.

      9. 57. Equipment etc.

      10. 58. Traffic signs

      11. 59. Non-domestic rating exemption

    2. Supplementary

      1. 60. Financial provisions about charging schemes

      2. 61. Powers of charging authorities

      3. 62. Grants to charging authorities

      4. 63. Information

      5. 64. Determination of disputes, appeals and evidence

      6. 65. Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships

      7. 66. Crown application

    3. Interpretation of Part

      1. 67. Interpretation of Part 3

  5. Part 4 Miscellaneous

    1. Travel concession schemes

      1. 68. Travel concession schemes

    2. Bridges

      1. 69. Joint boards for management, maintenance etc. of certain bridges

    3. Grants for transport-related purposes

      1. 70. Grants for transport-related purposes

    4. Financial assistance: inland waterway and sea freight

      1. 71. Financial assistance for inland waterway and sea freight

    5. Disabled persons’ transport needs: power to establish committee

      1. 72. Disabled persons’ transport needs: power to establish committee

    6. Motor vehicles used by disabled persons

      1. 73. Badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons: enforcement

    7. Home zones

      1. 74. Home zones

    8. Public rights of passage: redetermination orders

      1. 75. Amendment of Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

    9. Road safety information and training: subsidies

      1. 76. Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1988

    10. School crossing patrols

      1. 77. Patrolling school crossings

    11. Bicycle and motor cycle stands

      1. 78. Stands etc. for bicycles and motor cycles

  6. Part 5 General

    1. 79.Guidance

    2. 80. Civil penalties: bodies corporate and partnerships

    3. 81.Regulations and orders

    4. 82.Interpretation

    5. 83. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    6. 84. Short title and commencement

    1. SCHEDULE A1

      Bus services improvement partnership plans and schemes: procedures

      1. PART 1 Making

        1. Meaning of partnership proposal

          1. 1.For the purposes of this Part— (a) a reference to...

        2. Preliminary notice

          1. 2.Where a local transport authority intend to prepare a partnership...

        3. Preparation

          1. 3.After giving notice under paragraph 2, the local transport authority...

        4. Notice of proposal and period for objections

          1. 4.(1) The local transport authority must give notice of the...

        5. Effect of objections

          1. 5.(1) The local transport authority may not progress the partnership...

        6. Notice of, and consultation on, partnership proposal

          1. 6.(1) This paragraph applies where, following the period for objections...

        7. Modifications of partnership proposal

          1. 7.(1) This section applies where, following consultation under paragraph 6,...

        8. Making of partnership plan or scheme and giving notice to that effect

          1. 8.(1) This paragraph applies where a local transport authority—

        9. Consulting on postponing the coming into operation of partnership scheme

          1. 9.Where a local transport authority propose to postpone the coming...

        10. Postponing the coming into operation of partnership scheme and giving notice

          1. 10.(1) This paragraph applies where a local transport authority—

      2. PART 2 Variation

        1. Meaning of local transport authority for the purposes of this Part

          1. 11.For the purposes of this Part, unless the context otherwise...

        2. Preliminary notice

          1. 12.Where a local transport authority propose to vary a partnership...

        3. Preparation

          1. 13.After giving notice under paragraph 12, the local transport authority...

        4. Notice of draft changes and period for objections

          1. 14.(1) The local transport authority must give notice of the...

        5. Effect of objections

          1. 15.(1) The local transport authority may not progress the proposed...

        6. Notice and consultation on changes

          1. 16.(1) This paragraph applies where, following the period for objections...

        7. Modifications of changes

          1. 17.(1) This section applies where, following consultation under paragraph 16,...

        8. Making the variation and giving notice to that effect

          1. 18.(1) This paragraph applies where a local transport authority—

        9. Consulting on postponing the coming into operation of variation

          1. 19.Where a local transport authority propose to postpone the coming...

        10. Postponing the coming into operation of variation and giving notice to that effect

          1. 20.(1) This paragraph applies where a local transport authority—

      3. PART 3 Revocation

        1. Notice of proposal to revoke

          1. 21.Where a local transport authority propose to revoke a partnership...

        2. Consultation on proposal

          1. 22.After giving notice under paragraph 21, the local transport authority...

        3. Notice of intention to revoke and period for objections

          1. 23.(1) If, following consultation under paragraph 22, the local transport...

        4. Effect of objections

          1. 24.The local transport authority may not revoke the partnership plan...

        5. Revoking the plan or scheme and giving notice to that effect

          1. 25.(1) This paragraph applies where a local transport authority—

      4. PART 4 Powers of Scottish Ministers in relation to certain expressions used in this schedule

        1. 26.(1) Without limit to the generality of section 3M, the...

    2. SCHEDULE 1

      Road user charging: financial provisions

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Apportionment

      3. 3.References in this schedule to an authority’s share of the...

      4. 4.Accounts and funds

      5. 5.Application of proceeds by charging authorities

    3. SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

      1. 1.In section 92(8) of the Finance Act 1965 (grants towards...

      2. 2.Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65)

      3. 3.Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27)

      4. 4.Transport Act 1985 (c.67)

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