Part 4General
52Orders and regulations
1
Any power of the Scottish Ministers under this Act to make an order or regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
2
Subject to subsection (3) below, a statutory instrument containing an order (other than an order made under section 54(2) below) or regulations made under this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
3
A statutory instrument containing an order made under section 1(1), 2(1) or (2), 10(1), 11(1), 13(1) or 40(1) above shall not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
4
Orders and regulations under this Act may make—
a
different provision for different purposes; and
b
supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision.
I153Interpretation
1
In Part 1 of this Act, “council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).
2
In Part 2 of this Act—
“the Commissioner” has the meaning given by section 16 above; and
“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22).
3
Expressions used in Part 2 of this Act and in the 1991 Act have, in this Act, the same meaning as in that Act.
54Short title and commencement
1
This Act may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005.
2
This Act (except this section and section 52 above) comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Scottish Ministers.