Scotland's transport future: draft guidance on regional transport strategies

Publication Year

2005

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Presents draft guidance on the preparation of regional transport strategies (RTS) by regional transport partnerships (RTPs) in Scotland, which is required by the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005. Specifically, it assists RTPs by: explaining and expanding on the statutory requirements for an RTS laid down in the legislation; providing direction for the form and content of strategies, in line with Section 5(3) of the Act; providing outline timetables and processes for the completion of a strategy; explaining the links with Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA); outlining requirements for implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and review; providing a route-map for securing approval of the RTS by the Scottish Ministers; giving statutory guidance on the form and content of requests for the conferring of functions.

Document History

Consultation closed on 20 December 2005. To be read with the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005; Scotland's transport future - the transport white paper (Scottish Executive, 2004) and Scotland's transport future: guidance on local transport strategies (Scottish Executive, 2005).

ISBN

9780755928057

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