New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

[F1 General and supplementary S

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6B inserted (S.) (1.10.2008) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12), s. 54(2), sch. 5; S.S.I. 2008/15, art. 2(3), sch. 2

12 (1) The road works authority shall, subject to sub-paragraph (2), remit the money received by them by way of fixed penalties under this Schedule to the Scottish Ministers. S

(2) The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, provide that the road works authority may retain as much of that money as is sufficient to meet such of their expenditure as is described in the regulations.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may make regulations about the keeping of accounts, and the preparation and publication of statements of account, relating to fixed penalties under this Schedule.

13 (1) Fixed penalty notices may not be given in such circumstances as may be prescribed. S

(2) The method or methods by which fixed penalties may be paid may be prescribed.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify paragraph 4(2) or 5(1) so as to substitute a different period for the period for the time being specified there.

14 S The Scottish Ministers may issue or approve for the purposes of this Schedule a code of practice giving guidance to road works authorities and their authorised officers as to the performance of their functions under this Schedule; and in performing those functions those authorities and officers shall have regard to that code of practice.]