Part 1Regional transport

Chapter 1Regional Transport Partnerships

Regional transport functions

I111Alteration of functions of regional Transport Partnerships

1

The Scottish Ministers may, by order, provide for any function of a Transport Partnership to be carried out by the person who originally carried it out—

a

instead of the Transport Partnership; or

b

concurrently with the Transport Partnership.

2

In so providing, the Scottish Ministers shall have regard to the Transport Partnership's transport strategy.

3

Subsections (6) to (9) of section 10 above apply to an order under this section as they apply to one made under that section.

4

In subsection (1) above, the reference to the person who originally carried out a function is a reference to the person who carried out the function immediately before the coming into effect of—

a

the order under section 10 above which transferred it to the Transport Partnership; or

b

if there have been two or more orders under that section transferring that function, the first of those orders.