The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011

Made: 10th February 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 14th February 2011

Coming into force: 1st April 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section134 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section163A of that Act[^f00002] they have consulted with such— persons considered by them to be representative of the interests of undertakers; road works authorities; and other persons, as they think appropriate.

persons considered by them to be representative of the interests of undertakers;

road works authorities; and

other persons,

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations2011 and come into force on 1st April 2011.

Amendment of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

2

In regulation3(1) (inspection fees) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations2003[^f00003] for “£31.00” substitute “£32.00”.

3

For regulation3(3) (inspection fees) substitute—

(3) For the purpose of this regulation, a unit of inspection refers to excavation works only and will be calculated with reference to their duration on the following basis:

Revocation

4

The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010[^f00004] are revoked.

Signed

KEITH BROWN — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 10th February 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide for an increase to £32.00 (previously £31.00) in the fee payable by undertakers for inspections of their work by road works authorities in Scotland under regulation3(1) of the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations2003. These Regulations also change the calculation of unit(s) of inspection to the duration of the road works rather than the size of the road works. These Regulations also revoke the Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1991 c.22; see section163(1) of that Act for a definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as they were exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: Section163A was inserted by section39 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp12).

[^f00003]: S.S.I.2003/415; as amended by S.S.I.2004/84, 2007/4, 2008/43, 2009/74 and 2010/68.