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Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

2019 asp 17

The Act

Part 10 – Miscellaneous and General

General

Section 126 – Crown application

557.By virtue of section 20 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, the Act applies to the Crown in Scotland. However, subsection (1) of this section absolves the Crown of any criminal liability, should it be in contravention of any provision of the Act or regulations made under it. Instead, subsection (2) provides power for the Court of Session to declare such an act to be unlawful.

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