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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2023 No. 108
Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 52(3) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Transport
Made
2023
Coming into force
1st April 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40(1), (3) and (4) and 52(4) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 52(3) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on 1 April 2023.
2.—(1) The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006(2) is amended in accordance with this article.
(2) At the end of article 12(2B) insert—
“(n)for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2023 £216,200,000.”.
(3) At the end of article 12(2D) insert—
“(k)55.9% for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.”.
3.—(1) The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021(3) is amended in accordance with this article.
(2) After article 12(4A), insert—
“(4B) The reimbursement rate for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2023 is—
(a)43.6% in relation to eligible journeys on eligible services made by eligible persons aged 5 to 15 years old,
(b)81.2% in relation to eligible journeys on eligible services made by eligible persons aged 16 to 21 years old.”.
Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006 to set the capped level of funding and the reimbursement rate for the financial year 2023/24.
Article 3 of this Order also amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021 to set the reimbursement rates for the financial year 2023/24.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (“BRIA”) has been prepared in relation to this Order and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies of the BRIA are available on the Transport Scotland website at www.transport.gov.scot and at www.legislation.gov.uk.
S.S.I. 2006/107, as amended by S.S.I. 2010/140, S.S.I. 2013/114, S.S.I. 2015/133, S.S.I. 2017/71, S.S.I. 2018/98, S.S.I. 2019/119, S.S.I. 2020/104, S.S.I. 2021/175 and S.S.I. 2022/115.
S.S.I. 2021/175, as amended by S.S.I. 2021/381 and S.S.I. 2022/115.
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