The Act Directions about ticketing schemes – section 45
311.Section 45(2) inserts a new section 32A into the 2001 Act giving the Scottish Ministers the power to issue directions to local transport authorities about ticketing schemes.
312.Inserted section 32A(1) confers the power to issue a direction requiring local transport authorities to use their powers under sections 29 and 31 to make or vary a ticketing scheme.
313.The direction may require particular ticketing arrangements or kinds of arrangements to be specified in the scheme and for those arrangements to have specific characteristics as set out in the direction. It may also require the scheme to apply to a particular kind of local service.
314.Inserted subsections (3) to (5) set out some procedural matters including (i) a requirement to consult the National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board before issuing a direction and (ii) a requirement that any direction must be in writing, must be published and must set out the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for making it.