
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 22 September 2023.
2 

(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 specified in column 1 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the schedule) is the day specified in column 3 of the schedule.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of the schedule, a provision mentioned in column 1 of the schedule comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
FIONA HYSLOP
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th September 2023
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Column 1Provision of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 Column 2Subject matter Column 3Appointed day Column 4Purpose
Section 35 Bus services improvement partnerships 4 December 2023 
Section 36 Procedures for partnership plans and schemes 4 December 2023 
Section 37 Registration of local services and functions of traffic commissioner 4 December 2023 For the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under inserted section 6M of the Transport Act 1985
Section 38 Franchising arrangements for local services 4 December 2023 
Section 50 Pavement parking prohibition 11 December 2023 
Section 54 Double parking prohibition 11 December 2023 
Section 55 Exceptions to pavement parking prohibition and double parking prohibition 11 December 2023 
Section 56 Dropped footway parking prohibition 11 December 2023 
Section 57 Exceptions to dropped footway parking prohibition 11 December 2023 
Section 58 Imposition of penalty charges 22 September 2023 For the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 58(4)(b) and (5)
Section 58 Imposition of penalty charges 11 December 2023 For all other purposes
Section 59 Enforcement of parking prohibitions 22 September 2023 
Section 60 Power to install approved devices 11 December 2023 
Section 61 Removal of motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions 11 December 2023 
Section 62 Moving motor vehicles parked contrary to parking prohibitions 11 December 2023 
Section 63 Disposal of removed motor vehicles 11 December 2023 
Section 64 Arrangements in connection with enforcement 11 December 2023 
Section 65 Power to share information 11 December 2023 
Section 66 Accounts 22 September 2023 
Section 69 Interpretation of Part 6 11 December 2023 
Section 110 Inspection functions 1 April 2024 
Section 111 Compliance notices 1 April 2024 
Section 119 Information about apparatus 1 April 2024 
Section 120 Health boards: duty to have regard to community benefit in non-emergency patient transport contracts 1 October 2023 
Section 121 Health boards: duty to work with community transport bodies 1 October 2023 
Section 125 Individual culpability where offending by an organisation 22 September 2023 
Section 126 Crown application 22 September 2023 
Schedule, paragraphs 1, 2(2), 3(3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (9) and 4(2)(b) and (c) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 4 December 2023 
Schedule, paragraph 3(6) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 4 December 2023 For all remaining purposes
Schedule, paragraphs 6(4), (5), (9) and (10) and 7(4) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 1 April 2024 
Schedule, paragraph 7(2) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals 22 September 2023 