The Act Provision of information – inserted section 13R
231.Section 13R enables a local transport authority to require relevant information from operators of local services when the authority is exercising functions in relation to preparing and making a franchising framework; reviewing the effectiveness of a framework or determining whether and how to vary or revoke a framework. What constitutes relevant information for these purposes will be set out in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers and those regulations may specify circumstances in which information may not be required by the local transport authority.
232.Information required under section 13R may only be used for the specific purpose it was gathered for and it is an offence to disclose this information other than to the permitted persons. The persons are a local transport authority, an auditor appointed under section 13F, any other person providing services to the local transport authority in connection with the function being exercised and the panel appointed under section 13J(2) or 13O(2).