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The National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2024

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2024-03-27

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department King's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 27th March 2024

Coming into force: 1st April 2024

In accordance with section 52(3) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2024 and comes into force on 1 April 2024.

Amendments to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006

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(1) The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006[^f00002] is amended in accordance with this article.

(2) At the end of article 12(2B), insert—

(o) for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2024 £203,500,000.

(3) At the end of article 12(2D), insert—

(l) 55% for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2024.

Amendment to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021

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After article 12(4B) of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021[^f00003], insert—

(4C) The reimbursement rate for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2024 is— (a) 43.6% in relation to eligible journeys on eligible services made by eligible persons aged 5 to 15 years old, (b) 81.2% in relation to eligible journeys on eligible services made by eligible persons aged 16 to 21 years old.

Signed

JIM FAIRLIE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 27th March 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article 2 of this Order amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006 to set the capped level of funding and the reimbursement rate for the financial year 2024/2025.

Article 3 of this Order also amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021 to set the reimbursement rates for the financial year 2024/2025.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (“BRIA”) has been prepared in relation to this Order and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies of the BRIA are available on the Transport Scotland website at www.transport.gov.scot and at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2005 asp 12.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2006/107, as amended by S.S.I. 2010/140, S.S.I. 2013/114, S.S.I. 2015/133, S.S.I. 2017/71, S.S.I. 2018/98, S.S.I. 2019/119, S.S.I. 2020/104, S.S.I. 2021/175, S.S.I. 2022/115 and S.S.I 2023/108.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2021/175, as amended by S.S.I. 2021/381, S.S.I. 2022/115 and S.S.I 2023/108.

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