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| Made | 25th July 2007 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 1st August 2007 | ||
| Laid before the Scottish Parliament | 1st August 2007 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st October 2007 |
be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers instead of by the Minister of the Crown.
General modification of enactments
3.
Sections 117 and 118 (general modification of enactments) of the Scotland Act 1998 shall apply in relation to the exercise of functions by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of article 2 of this Order as they apply in relation to the exercise of functions by the Scottish Ministers within devolved competence.
Transitional and saving provisions
4.
—(1) The transfer, by virtue of this Order, of any function exercisable by a Minister of the Crown to the Scottish Ministers shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown, for the purposes of or in connection with any such function, before the date on which the transfer takes effect.
(2) Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the time when that transfer takes effect, is in the process of being done by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown may, so far as it relates to any function transferred, be continued by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers.
(3) Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown for the purposes of or in connection with any function transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of this Order shall, if in force at the time when that transfer takes effect, have effect as if done by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers in so far as that is required for continuing its effect after that time.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
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| The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c.14), sections 60[3] (general power to make regulations for purposes of Act) and 61[4] (exercise of regulation making powers and parliamentary control thereof), as applied by sections 134 (regulations, rules and orders) and 135[5] (procedure for making regulations, rules and orders) of the Transport Act 1985 (c.67). | Only so far as the functions are exercisable in relation to those functions under sections 6[6], 7[7] and 9 of the Transport Act 1985 which are exercisable by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of this Order. |
The Transport Act 1985 (c.67)–
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Only so as to allow provision to be made in regulations as set out in paragraphs (g), (i) and (j) of section 6(9) of the Transport Act 1985. |
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(b) section 7(6)(d), (9) and (11) (application of traffic regulation conditions to local services subject to registration under section 6); and |
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(c) section 9 (appeals against traffic regulation conditions). |
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insofar as they are exercisable in relation to the Traffic Commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area.
Article 3 ensures that any references to the Secretary of State and powers to make legislation are glossed appropriately to reflect the transfer of functions to the Scottish Ministers.
Article 4 makes transitional and saving provisions as regards the previous exercise of functions by a Minister of the Crown prior to their devolution to the Scottish Ministers.
[3] Section 60 was amended by the Transport Act 1985 (c.67), section 134(2), Schedule 2, Part II, paragraph 4(18), Schedule 7, paragraph 21(9) and Schedule 8, the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c.42), section 61(5) and (6) and the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c.40), section 66(5).back
[4] Section 61 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, Schedule 8.back
[5] Section 135 was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c.14), Schedule 1, Part 14.back
[6] Section 6 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.38), Schedule 27, paragraph 14, the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2), sections 45 and 46 and schedule 2, paragraph 4(2) and the Railways Act 2005 (c.14), Schedule 12, paragraph 8.back
[7] Section 7 was amended by the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 (c.22), Schedule 8, paragraph 117(2), the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, section 42 and S.I. 1996/974.back