The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made: 12th December 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 13th December 2002

Coming into force: 15th January 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 124 of, and paragraphs 21, 22(1)(d), and 25 of Part III of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984[^f00001] (“the 1984 Act”), as read with section 22 of the 1984 Act and section 21(1)(b) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970[^f00002] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of the 1984 Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 15th January 2003.

Amendment of the 2002 Regulations

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The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2002[^f00003] shall be amended as follows:–

• (a) In regulation 6 the number “6,” where it appears after “under section 1,” shall be omitted;

• (b) In regulation 7 the number “6,” where it appears after “under section 1,” shall be omitted.

Signed

LEWIS MACDONALD — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 12th December 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, amend the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 by omitting the references contained in regulations 6 and 7 to section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 27; paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), Schedule 8, paragraph 80(4); paragraph 25 of Schedule 9 was amended by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54), Schedule 9, paragraph 93(45)(b) and by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Schedule 8, paragraph 80(6). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

[^f00002]: 1970 c. 44; section 21(1)(b) was amended by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27), Schedule 13, paragraph 11.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2002/450.