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Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2001

As Enacted Cited authorities 9 Cited in Amendments 11 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2001/1400

2001 No. 1400 (S. 6)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND

The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2001

Made 5th April 2001

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 115 of, and paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 19981;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 105, 112(1) and 113 of that Act and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day following that on which it is made.

S-2 Amendments

Amendments

2. The Schedule to this Order (which contains modifications of pre-commencement enactments) shall have effect.

S-3 Saving

Saving

3. Nothing in this Order prejudices the general operation of the modifications in sections 117 to 122 of the Scotland Act 1998.

HELEN LIDDELL

Secretary of State for Scotland

Dover House,

London

5th April 2001

SCHEDULE

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

SCH-1.1

1.—(1) Section 121A2of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (traffic authorities) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)–

(a)

(a) “(a)”; and

(b)

(b) paragraph (b)3and the word “and” preceding it,

shall cease to have effect.

(3) After subsection (1) there is inserted–

SCH-1.1AA

“1AA The roads authority (as defined in section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 19844) is the traffic authority for every road in Scotland.”.

(4) Subsections (1A)5and (4) shall cease to have effect.

(5) In subsection (5)–

(a)

(a) after “than” there is inserted–

“(a)

“(a) in relation to England and Wales,”; and

(b)

(b) at the end there is inserted–

“; or

(b)

(b) in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers.”.

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)

SCH-1.2

2.—(1) In section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (interpretation), paragraph (b) of the definition of “roads authority” is amended as follows.

(2) At the beginning there is inserted “as respects functions relating to the matters reserved by paragraph (c) of Section E1 of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 and exercisable”.

(3) After “State”, in the first place where it occurs, there is inserted “and as respects any other functions exercisable in relation to any such roads, the Scottish Ministers”.

(4) After “shall” there is inserted “,...

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