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Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008

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SCHEDULE 1Minor and consequential amendments

(introduced by section 3(1))

Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1991 (c.iv)

1In the Order contained in the Schedule to the Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1991, in section 36(1) the words “within a period of fifty years from the opening of the bridge” are repealed.

Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)

2In the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, in section 49—

(a)at the beginning of subsection (1) insert “Subject to subsection (4A),”,

(b)after subsection (4) insert—

(4A)No charging scheme may be made in relation to a road carried by a bridge by—

(a)a joint board constituted by order under section 69 of this Act (whether acting solely or jointly); or

(b)a body—

(i)which is under any enactment responsible for the management and maintenance of a bridge constructed in pursuance of powers conferred by, or by an order made under or confirmed by, any enactment; and

(ii)the functions of which relate solely or mainly to such a bridge..

Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002 (S.S.I. 2002 No. 178)

3In the Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002, in article 13 for the words “Articles 10 and 11” substitute “article 10”.

SCHEDULE 2Repeals and revocations

(introduced by section 3(2) and (3))

Part 1Repeals

EnactmentExtent of repeal
Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968 (c. 4)The whole Act.
Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)Section 69(3)(b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it.
Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 2001 (asp 12)The whole Act.

Part 2Revocations

EnactmentExtent of revocation
The Erskine Bridge Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989 No. 530)The whole Regulations.
The Erskine Bridge Tolls Order 1992 (S.I. 1992 No. 433)The whole Order.
The Tay Road Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 1995The whole Order.
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002 (S.S.I. 2002 No. 178)Article 11.
In Schedule 3, paragraph 2.
The Forth Road Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2005The whole Order.
The Forth Road Bridge (Toll Period) Extension Order 2006The whole Order.
The Erskine Bridge (Temporary Suspension of Tolls) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006 No. 157)The whole Order.

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