Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008
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The Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act passed by the Scottish Parliament
in 2008 is a piece of legislation to abolish tolls on all road bridges in Scotland. In practice, it removed the remaining tolls on the Forth Road Bridge
and the Tay Road Bridge
and repealed legislation relating to the Erskine Bridge
.
manifesto for the May 2007 election
to remove the tolls on the Forth and Tay Road Bridges. Leaving the two road bridges into and out of Fife
as the only remaining toll bridges in Scotland was described as "unacceptable and unfair"". The provisions of the Bill removed this anomaly, making the entire road network in Scotland "consistent and fair".
MSP
on September 3rd, 2007. The Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008 asp 1 was passed by the Scottish Parliament
on December 7th, 2007. The act was given the Royal Assent
on January 24th, 2008.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
in 2008 is a piece of legislation to abolish tolls on all road bridges in Scotland. In practice, it removed the remaining tolls on the Forth Road Bridge
Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry...
and the Tay Road Bridge
Tay Road Bridge
The Tay Road Bridge is a bridge across the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee in Scotland. At around , it is one of the longest road bridges in Europe, and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee...
and repealed legislation relating to the Erskine Bridge
Erskine Bridge
The Erskine Bridge is a cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland, connecting West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire....
.
Background
The Bill was a fulfilment of the commitment in the SNPScottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
manifesto for the May 2007 election
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
to remove the tolls on the Forth and Tay Road Bridges. Leaving the two road bridges into and out of Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
as the only remaining toll bridges in Scotland was described as "unacceptable and unfair"". The provisions of the Bill removed this anomaly, making the entire road network in Scotland "consistent and fair".
Passage through Parliament
The Bill was introduced as an Executive Bill by John SwinneyJohn Swinney
John Ramsey Swinney is the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth in the Scottish Government and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire North, having previously represented North Tayside...
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
on September 3rd, 2007. The Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008 asp 1 was passed by the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
on December 7th, 2007. The act was given the Royal Assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
on January 24th, 2008.
See also
- List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999
- Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 2001Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 2001The Erskine Bridge Tolls Act passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2001 is a piece of legislation to restore, with retrospective effect , the power to levy tolls...
External links
- Policy Memorandum, Scottish Parliament, September 3rd, 2007