SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Road Traffic Act 1930 (c. 43)

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1

The Road Traffic Act 1930 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In section 101(2)(d) (limitation on power to run public service vehicles), for the word “highway” there shall be substituted the words “public road”.

3

In section 119(3) (power of local highway authority to borrow for purposes related to running public service vehicles)—

a

for the word “highway” there shall be substituted the word “roads”;

b

the words “for the purpose of the payment of the consideration for a transfer under section fifty-three of this Act or” shall cease to have effect; and

c

at the end there shall be added the words “of this Act”.

4

In section 121 (interpretation)—

a

in subsection (1), for the definition of “road” there shall be substituted the following definition—

“road” has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

b

in subsection (1A), for the words “Road Traffic Act 1960” there shall be substituted the words “Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981”.