UK Act of Parliament 2007 c. 8 Scotland

Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007

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Enforced by
Scottish Government
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 10 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Director or Officer1 Any Person1

Plus 8 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.009 Inquiries and hearings (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must arrange inquiry or hearing for qualifying objectionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Procedure at inquiries and hearings (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must consult the Council on Tribunals before making inquiry procedure rulesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Making or refusal of orders under section 1 (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must decide transport works order applications and consult on substantial changesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Publicity for making or refusal of order (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must publicise decisions on transport works ordersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 “Developments of national significance” etc.: special procedure (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must lay draft order before Parliament and publish notice of decisionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.020 Monitoring measures Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must decide whether to require environmental monitoring for transport/works ordersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.020 Offences Prosecution
  • Provide false or misleading information for a transport works orderAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.020 Offences by bodies corporate etc. Regulated
  • Consent to or neglect corporate transport works offenceDirector or Officer
s.021 Annual report (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must publish annual report on transport works ordersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.022 Orders under the Light Railways Act 1896 (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must stop making Light Railways Act 1896 orders from commencementCrown / Minister / Government department
23 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Orders as to transport systems and inland waterways (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Subject-matter of orders under section 1 (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Crown land (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Applications (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Cases where ... Member States are affected (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Orders made otherwise than on application (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Model provisions (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Objections and representations (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Consents etc. under other enactments (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Town and country planning (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Validity of orders under section 1 (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Powers of certain bodies to apply for, or object to, order under section 1 (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Access to land (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Acquisition of land by agreement (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Service of notices and other documents (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Amendment of Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Amendment of Harbours Act 1964 (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Amendment of Pilotage Act 1987 (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Amendment of Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Further provision as regards rules, regulations and orders (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Modification and repeal of enactments (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Short title, commencement and transitional provision (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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22 other schedules
s.sch001 The construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of railways, tramways, trolley...
s.sch001 The carrying out of surveys and the taking of soil...
s.sch001 The payment of compensation.
s.sch001 The charging of tolls, fares (including penalty fares) and other...
s.sch001 The making of byelaws by any person and their enforcement,...
s.sch001 The payment of rates.
s.sch001 The transfer, leasing, discontinuance and revival of undertakings.
s.sch001 The transfer of powers to construct or operate a transport...
s.sch001 The submission of disputes to arbitration.
s.sch001 The imposition of requirements to obtain the consent of the...
s.sch001 The carrying out of demolition or any other civil engineering...
s.sch001 The acquisition of land, whether compulsorily or by agreement.
s.sch001 The creation and extinguishment of rights over land (including rights...
s.sch001 The abrogation and modification of agreements relating to land.
s.sch001 The conferring on persons providing transport services of rights to...
s.sch001 The protection of the property or interests of any person....
s.sch001 The imposition and exclusion of obligations or of liability in...
s.sch001 The making of agreements to secure the provision of police...
s.sch002 The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 is amended as follows.
s.sch002 In section 7(9) (special roads)— (a) the words from “Part...
s.sch002 In Schedule 1 (procedure on orders and schemes)—
s.sch002 In section 27(3) (toll orders) of the New Roads and...

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