Information to be provided by operators
11.—(1) An operator shall provide the Scottish Ministers with the following information for each eligible service:–
(a)a table showing the name and number of each fare stage and the adult single fare charged between stages;
(b)on request by the Scottish Ministers, a timetable; and
(c)a note of any changes to those timetables requested by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph (1)(b), at least 7 days before any changes are due to take effect.
(2) The operator shall notify the Scottish Ministers of any changes to the adult single fare for an eligible service on the Monday following the fare revision, or on the date of the fare revision if that is a Monday.
(3) An operator shall provide the Scottish Ministers with information as to either–
(a)the numbers of passengers carried at adult single fares, the revenue realised from these adult single fares, the average adult single fare and the numbers of eligible persons carried; or
(b)the number of eligible persons carried, the boarding and alighting stage by shadow fare or survey of each eligible person carried in agreed format and the adult single fare foregone for each eligible person carried.
(4) Any information to be provided in accordance with this article shall be provided in such a format and at such intervals, of not less than 4 weeks, as the Scottish Ministers shall determine.
(5) Ticketing equipment used by an operator must be approved by the Scottish Ministers and shall be capable of providing such information as will allow the Scottish Ministers to audit the accuracy of claims for reimbursement.
(6) Any person duly authorised by the Scottish Ministers shall, on presentation of valid identification, have a right of access to an operator’s records and vehicles for unspecified periods, without prior notification and without charge for the purpose of obtaining or verifying any information to be provided under this article.