Part 2 Bus services

Quality contract schemes

26 Regulations as respects quality contract schemes

1

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision with respect to—

a

the procedure to be followed when making, varying or revoking quality contract schemes;

b

the approval of proposed schemes;

c

the local services or classes of local services which shall, or may, be excluded from schemes;

d

the conditions which shall, or may, be attached to such exclusions; and

e

such other incidental matters in connection with quality contract schemes as the Scottish Ministers think fit.

2

The regulations may in particular make provision with respect to—

a

the giving of notice of proposed schemes or any proposed variations or revocations of schemes;

b

objections to such proposals;

c

the holding of inquiries or hearings into objections;

d

modifications of such proposals;

e

the form, content and manner of applications for approval of such proposals;

f

the form of schemes or variations; and

g

the giving of notice of schemes which have been made or of variations or revocations of schemes.