S. 7 in force at 14.1.2021 by S.S.I. 2020/429, reg. 2(a)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/17/section/7Transport (Scotland) Act 2019An Act of the Scottish Parliament to require the production of a national strategy in relation to transport; to make provision for low emission zones; to make provision for and in connection with the powers of local transport authorities in connection with the operation of local bus services in their areas; to make provision about arrangements under which persons may be entitled to travel on local bus and other transport services; to prohibit the parking of vehicles on pavements, prohibit double parking and prohibit parking adjacent to dropped footways; to make provision enabling local authorities to make schemes under which a charge may be levied for providing workplace parking places; to make provision in connection with charges arising from parking on private land; to make provision in connection with the status of the office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, the Commissioner's functions and the regulation of road works; to make provision in connection with regional Transport Partnerships and to adjust the number of members on the British Waterways Board; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-30Expert Participation2024-04-01PART 2Low emission zonesCHAPTER 1Effect of a low emission zone scheme
7Proving contraventions and issue of a penalty charge notice1

The fact that a person was driving a vehicle on a road within a low emission zone may be established only on the basis of a record produced by an approved device.

2

A record obtained from the Secretary of State or from another source as specified in regulations by the Scottish Ministers, certifying a vehicle's emission standard as at the date and time of the record produced by an approved device, is determinative of whether the vehicle meets the specified emission standard.

3

Where a local authority considers that a penalty charge is payable under section 6(2) in respect of a low emission zone scheme it has made, it may issue, or make arrangements relating to the issue of, a penalty charge notice in accordance with regulations under section 8(1).

4

A penalty charge under section 6(2) is payable to the local authority which issued the penalty charge notice—

a

by the registered keeper of the vehicle, or

b

in such circumstances, following consultation with such persons as they consider appropriate, as the Scottish Ministers by regulations specify, by such other person as is so specified.

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