The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 4

ROADS AND BRIDGES

The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Made

11th January 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

15th January 2007

Coming into force

1st April 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 134 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

2.  In regulation 3(1) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003(2) for “£21.00” substitute “£24.00”.

Revocation

3.  The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004(3) are revoked.

TAVISH SCOTT

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

11th January 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for an increase to £24.00 (previously £21.00) 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 and revokes a previous instrument which increased the fees in 2004.

(1)

1991 c. 22; see section 163(1) of that Act for a definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

S.S.I. 2003/415; as amended by S.S.I. 2004/84.

(3)

S.S.I. 2004/84.