The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 1PARTICULARS OF THE SERVICE

1.  The name of the operator of the service and the number of its PSV operator’s licence or community bus permit (if any).

2.  The principal starting point and finishing point of the service.

3.  An indication of whether or not the service consists of excursions or tours.

4.  A description of the route, and of any modifications of the route for the purpose of particular journeys, which is sufficient to identify the roads to be traversed, accompanied by a map showing those roads.

5.  The route number of the service.

6.  Details of stopping arrangements, including whether all indicated and generally recognised stops on the route will be used and if not what the stopping arrangements will be.

7.  An indication of any of the stopping places where the vehicles used on the service will stand for longer than the time required to pick up or set down passengers.

8.  A description of any reversing manoeuvres and other manoeuvres that will result in a vehicle returning along any part of its route.

9.  The date on which the service is to start.

10.  A timetable for the service, indicating the days in the year when the service will be provided and the proposed times of individual services at principal points on the route, save when the service interval is 10 minutes or less when a statement of that fact may be given.

11.  In the case of an excursion or tour, then in substitution for the information required by paragraphs 4, 6 and 10 of this Schedule, the following may be provided:

(a)an outline of the route indicating the points (if any other than the starting point) at which passengers are to be taken up;

(b)the period or periods of the year during which the service is to be operated; and

(c)the maximum number of vehicle departures to be made on any one day.

12.  In any case where paragraph 11 of this Schedule does not apply and, because of the nature of the proposed service, it is not possible to provide the information required by paragraphs 2, 4 or 10 of this Schedule, such further particulars of the service as may be required to provide a complete description of it.