Scottish Statutory Instruments
Roads And Bridges
Made
24th February 2010
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
25th February 2010
Coming into force
1st April 2010
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 134 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 163A of that Act(2) they have consulted with such—
(a)persons considered by them to be representative of the interests of undertakers;
(b)road works authorities; and
(c)other persons,
as they think appropriate.
2. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st April 2010.
3. In regulation 3(1) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003(3) for “£30.00” substitute “£31.00”.
4. The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009(4) are revoked.
STEWART STEVENSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th February 2010
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for an increase to £31.00 (previously £30.00) in the fee payable by undertakers for inspections of their work by road works authorities in Scotland under regulation 3(1) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003. These Regulations also revoke the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 which increased the fees in 2009.
1991 c.22; see section 163(1) of that Act for a definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as they were exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
Section 163A was inserted by section 39 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12).
S.S.I. 2003/415; as amended by S.S.I. 2004/84, 2007/4, 2008/43 and 2009/74.