The Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2001

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 132 (C. 7)

TRANSPORT

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2001

Made

30th March 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 81(2)(b), 84(2) and (3) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001(1) hereby make the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2001.

(2) In this Order–

“the Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001; and

“the 1985 Act” means the Transport Act 1985(2).

Commencement of Provisions

2.—(1) This article has effect subject to the provisions of articles 3 and 4 below.

(2) The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st April 2001 but, where a particular purpose in relation to any such provision is specified in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

(3) The provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st July 2001 but, where a particular purpose in relation to any such provision is specified in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

(4) The provisions of the Act specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

Transitional Provisions and Savings

3.  Section 36 of the Act shall not apply in relation to invitations to tender under section 89 of the 1985 Act issued before 1st April 2001.

4.  Section 40(1), (3) and (4) of the Act shall not apply in relation to a determination made to the effect that an operator has:–

(a) failed as mentioned in section 111(1)(a) of the 1985 Act; or

(b) operated as mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection,

where the relevant failure or, as the case may be, operation, occurred before 1st April 2001.

SARAH BOYACK

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th March 2001

Article 2

SCHEDULE

PART I PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 2001

Column 1	Column 2
Provisions of the Act	Purpose
Section 1
Section 2
Section 4
Section 11
Section 26
Section 36
Section 38(2)
Section 40(1), (3) and (4)
Sections 41 to 44
Section 46
Sections 48 to 67 (and accordingly Schedule 1)
Sections 69 to 72
Section 73(c) and (d)
Section 74(4)
Section 75 to 78
Section 79
Section 81 to 82
Section 83	Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Act specified in column 1 below.
Paragraphs 4(1), (2), (3) and (5) of Schedule 2

Article 2

SCHEDULE

PART II PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JULY 2001

Column 1	Column 2
Provisions of the Act	Purpose
Section 3
Sections 5 to 10
Sections 12 to 25
Sections 27 to 35
Section 37
Section 40(2)
Section 45
Section 47
Section 83	Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Act specified in column 1 below.
Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4(4) of Schedule 2

PART III PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 2002

Section 74(1), (2), (3) and (5)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force various provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.

Article 2(2) and Part I of the Schedule to the Order bring into force on 1st April 2001 the provisions listed in that Part subject to any restriction of purpose specified.

Article 2(3) and Part II of the Schedule to the Order bring into force on 1st July 2001 the provisions listed in that Part subject to any restriction of purpose specified.

Article 2(4) and Part III of the Schedule to the Order bring into force on 1st April 2002 the provisions listed in that Part.

Articles 3 and 4 make transitional and savings provisions.

(1)

2001 asp 2.

(2)

1985 c. 67