1 Citation and commencement¶ These Regulations may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 26 December 2024.
2 Appointed Day¶ The day appointed for the coming into force of section 37 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, in so far as it is not already in force, is 26 December 2024.
JIM FAIRLIE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrews House,
Edinburgh
10th December 2024
EXPLANATORY NOTE¶
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations appoint 26 December 2024 as the date for the coming into force of section 37 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the 2019 Act ”) for all remaining purposes. The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023 previously brought section 37 into force only to provide the Scottish Ministers with the power to make regulations under inserted section 6M of the Transport Act 1985.
Section 37 makes a number of changes to the Transport Act 1985 to deal with the implications to the registration of local services and the functions of the traffic commissioner of a bus services improvement partnership plan and scheme being in place. This includes provision about the registration of partnership service standards, as well as new powers for the traffic commissioner to refuse to register new bus services which cannot meet those services standards, to cancel existing registrations and to investigate local transport authorities’ compliance with their obligations under partnership schemes.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS¶
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.S.I. No. Part 1 15 January 2020 S.S.I. 2019/428 Section 25 15 January 2020 S.S.I. 2019/428 Part 2 (except section 25) 14 January 2021 S.S.I. 2020/429 Section 34 24 June 2022 S.S.I. 2022/204 Section 35 4 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 36 4 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 37 (for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under inserted section 6M of the Transport Act 1985) 4 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 38 4 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 39 28 November 2022 S.S.I. 2022/332 Section 43 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 49 14 January 2021 S.S.I. 2020/429 Section 50 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 51 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 52 14 January 2021 S.S.I. 2020/429 Section 53 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 54 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 55 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 56 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 57 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 58 (for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 58(4)(b) and (5) 22 September 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 58 (for all other purposes) 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 59 22 September 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 60 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 61 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 62 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 63 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 64 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 65 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 66 2 September 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 67 14 January 2021 S.S.I. 2020/429 Section 68 14 January 2021 S.S.I. 2020/429 Section 69 11 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Part 7 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 109 14 January 2021 S.S.I. 2020/429 Section 110 1 April 2024 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 111 1 April 2024 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 113 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 114 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 115 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 116 25 January 2023 S.S.I. 2022/332 Section 117 25 January 2023 S.S.I. 2022/332 Section 118 (for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 130C(2) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991) 25 January 2023 S.S.I. 2022/332 Section 118 (for all other purposes) 1 April 2023 S.S.I. 2022/332 Section 119 1 April 2024 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 120 1 October 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 121 1 October 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 122(1)(a), (2) and (3) 19 March 2020 S.S.I. 2020/68 Section 122(1)(b) 1 April 2020 S.S.I. 2020/68 Section 123 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Section 125 22 September 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 126 22 September 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Section 127 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Schedule, paragraphs 1, 2(2), 3(3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (9) and 4(2)(b) and (c) 4 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Schedule, paragraph(s) 2(1) and (3) 28 November 2022 S.S.I. 2022/332 Schedule, paragraphs 3(1) and (6)(a)(v)(A) and 4(1) and (2)(a) 24 June 2022 S.S.I. 2022/204 Schedule, paragraph 3(6) 4 December 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250 Schedule, paragraphs 5, 6(1), (2), (6), (7) and (8) and 7(1) and (3) 10 January 2022 S.S.I. 2021/428 Schedule, paragraph 6(3) 25 January 2023 S.S.I. 2022/332 Schedule, paragraphs 6(4), (5), (9) and (10) and 7(4) 1 April 2024 S.S.I. 2023/250 Schedule, paragraph 7(2) 22 September 2023 S.S.I. 2023/250