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(1) This Order may be cited as the Transport Partnerships (Transfer of Functions) (Scotland) Order 2024 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order—
 “the 2001 Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001,
 “Dumfries and Galloway Council” means the council constituted for the Dumfries and Galloway local government area under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,
 “Shetland Islands Council” means the council constituted for the Shetlands Islands local government area under section 2 of that Act.
2 
The functions conferred on Shetland Islands Council by the provisions of the 2001 Act specified in article 5 are exercisable concurrently by the Shetland Transport Partnership and Shetland Islands Council.
3 
The functions conferred on Dumfries and Galloway Council by the provisions of the 2001 Act specified in article 5 are exercisable concurrently by the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
4 
The functions conferred on the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority by the provisions of the 2001 Act specified in article 5 are exercisable concurrently by the West of Scotland Transport Partnership and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority.
5 
For the purposes of articles 2 to 4 the specified provisions of the 2001 Act are—
(a) section 2A (provision of bus services etc. by local transport authorities),
(b) sections 3A to 3L (bus services improvement partnerships),
(c) sections 13A to 13S (local services franchises), and
(d) Parts 1 to 3 of schedule A1 (bus services improvement partnership plans and schemes: procedures).
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(1) The 2001 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In the definition of “local transport authority” in section 82(1) (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (a), omit “or”,
(b) after that paragraph, insert—“
(aa) the Shetland Transport Partnership;
(ab) the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership;”,
(c) at the end of paragraph (b), insert—“; or
(c) the West of Scotland Transport Partnership;”.
JIM FAIRLIE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th June 2024