Skip Navigation

Current Legislation

The following tables contain a list of the current legislation (primary and secondary) that relates to the work carried out by the road works community in Scotland:

PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Primary legislation refers to Acts of the Scottish and United Kingdom Parliament.  Acts of Parliament are Bills (draft Act of Parliament) that have been fully scrutinised through the Parliamentary stages and have received Royal Assent.  An Act of Parliament is enabling legislation that provides the legislative framework with detailed provisions often contained within secondary legislation.

 Year  Title  ISBN number  Link
 2005  Transport (Scotland) Act 2005  0-10-590086-9   Link
 2005 Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 Explanatory Notes  0-10-591076-7   Link
 1991  New Roads & Street Works Act 1991  0-10-542291-6   Link
 1984  Roads (Scotland) Act 1984  0-10-545484-2   Link

 

SECONDARY LEGISLATION

Secondary legislation refers to Regulations and Orders that are made under the enabling powers provided by primary legislation in order to implement and administer the requirements of that primary legislation.  Secondary legislation is scrutinised by the Subordinate Legislation Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

 Year  Number  Description  Link
2010  2010 No.68

The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

Link
2010  2010 No.23 The Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees and Amounts) Regulations 2010 Link
2009  2009 No.26 The Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees and Amounts) Regulations 2009 Link
2008 2008 No.244 The Road Works (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 Link
2008 2008 No.243 The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 2008 Link
2008 2008 No.89 The Road Works (Settlement of Disputes and Appeals against Directions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 Link
2008 2008 No.88 The Road Works (Scottish Road Works Register, Notices, Directions and Designations) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Link

2008 2008 No.43 The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Link

2008 2008 No.16 The Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees and Amounts) Regulations 2008 Link
2007 2007 No.411 The Scottish Road Works Commissioner (Imposition of Penalties) Regulations 2007 Link
2003 2003 No.512 The Road Works (Reinstatement)(Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2003 Link
2003 2003 No.509 The Road Works (Sharing of Costs of Works) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Link
2003 2003 No.417 The Road Works (Reinstatement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 417) Link
2003 2003 No.416 The Road Works (Recovery of Costs) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Link
2003 2003 No.415 The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Link
2002 2002 No.13 The Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 Link
1996 1996 No. 3199(S.240) The Road Works (Permission under Section 109) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 Link
1992 1992 No. 3062 (S.253) The Road Works (Reinstatement)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992 Link
1992 1992 No.1675 (S.162) The Road Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 Link
1992 1992 No. 1674 (S161) The Road Works (Reinstatement) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 Link
1992 1992
No. 1673 (S160)
The Road Works (Maintenance)(Scotland) Regulations 1992 Link
1992  1672(S.159) The Road Works (Sharing of Costs of Works) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 Link