Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12)

Part 2 S Road works

Miscellaneous S

27 Duty of authorities, undertakers etc. to ensure competence of employees etc. S

After section 126 of the 1991 Act there is inserted—

“126A Duty of authorities, undertakers etc. to ensure competence of employees etc.

Each of the authorities and other persons set out in the first column below shall use their or, as the case may be, his best endeavours to ensure that each of that authority's or, as the case may be, that person's employees or agents whose duty it is to carry out for that authority or person a function conferred on that authority or person by or under an enactment set out relative to that authority or person in the second column below is competent to perform that duty—

A road works authority	Section 112B(1) and (3) of this Act; section 18 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12) (duty to provide Scottish Road Works Commissioner with certain information).
A roads authority	Section 112B(4) to (7) of this Act.
An undertaker	Sections 113(1), 114(1) and 116(2) of this Act; section 18 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12) (duty to provide Scottish Road Works Commissioner with certain information).”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 27 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/15, art. 2(2), Sch. 1