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Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 968 (S.94)

The Erskine Bridge Tolls Order 1989

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1989 No. 968 (S.94)

ROADS AND BRIDGES, SCOTLAND

The Erskine Bridge Tolls Order 1989

Made7th June 1989
Laid before Parliament20th June 1989
Coming into force1st August 1989

    The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 as read with section 15(1) of the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having complied with the provisions of section 3 of the said Act, hereby makes the following Order:
    Citation and commencement
        1.    This Order may be cited as the Erskine Bridge Tolls Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st August 1989.
    Interpretation
        2.    In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:—
      "the Act" means the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968;

      "the 1981 Order" means the Erskine Bridge Tolls Order 1981[2];

      "the specified roads" has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Act;

      "Class I", "Class II", and "Class IV" have the meanings respectively given in Schedule 3 to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984[3].

    Vehicles in respect of which tolls are to be levied
        3.    Subject to article 6 of this Order, every vehicle of Class I, Class II or Class IV using any part of the specified roads shall be a vehicle in respect of which a toll is to be levied under the Act.
    Amount of toll
        4.    The toll to be levied for each occasion on which any vehicle described in article 3 hereof uses any part of the specified roads shall be 40p.
    Compounding in advance for payment of tolls
        5.—(1)  Any person may compound in advance for payment of tolls to be levied under the Act.

        (2)  The Secretary of State shall issue books consisting of 50 prepaid vouchers in respect of such compounding for payment.
    Vehicles exempt from payment of tolls
        6.    Any vehicle of any of the descriptions specified in the Schedule, which would otherwise be a vehicle in respect of which a toll is to be levied as set out in article 3 above, shall be exempted from the payment of toll.
    Revocation
        7.    The 1981 Order is hereby revoked.



James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew's House, Edinburgh

7th June 1989




Notes:

[1] 1968 c. 4.

[2] S.I. 1981/1375.

[3] 1984 c. 54.

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