Commentary on Sections Part 1: Regional Transport Regional transport strategies Section 8: Duty of constituent councils and other public bodies as respects regional transport strategies
34.Section 8 obliges constituent councils to perform their transport-related functions consistently with the transport strategy of the Transport Partnership for their area. Health Boards will also be placed under a duty to perform their functions and activities consistently with the transport strategy or transport strategies specified by the Scottish Ministers. The same duty can be placed on other public bodies as specified by order.