All statutory functions relating to transport which are carried out by the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority or the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive with the exception of the functions specified in paragraph (2) shall be exercisable by the West of Scotland Transport Partnership instead of by whichever of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority or the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive was responsible for carrying it out.

So far as may be necessary for the purpose of or as a consequence of the exercise of any statutory function relating to transport transferred by virtue of paragraph (1) any reference in any enactment to a passenger transport authority or a passenger transport executive for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area shall be read as a reference to the West of Scotland Transport Partnership.