Part 5Further miscellaneous provisions

Conduct and accessibility on railways

I147Power of Scottish Ministers to make penalty fare regulations

1

In section 130 of the 1993 Act (penalty fare regulations), in subsection (1), for “The Secretary of State may by regulations” substitute “ The Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers shall each have power by regulations to ”.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

The power of the Scottish Ministers under this section shall be exercisable only in relation to trains and stations used for the purposes of—

a

railway passenger services provided under Scottish franchise agreements; or

b

a railway passenger service not falling within paragraph (a) which is a Scotland-only service or (without being such a service) is a service the provision of which is secured by the Scottish Ministers.

3

After subsection (11) insert—

11A

A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.