Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 2001
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The Erskine Bridge Tolls Act passed by the Scottish Parliament
in 2001 is a piece of legislation to restore, with retrospective effect (other than as regards criminal liability), the power to levy tolls. This power was originally conferred by section 1(1) of the UK Parliament Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968.
near Glasgow
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by 78 votes to 26, with no abstentions. The Scottish National Party
fought the Bill during its day-long passage through the Scottish Parliament, arguing that it was being rushed through without proper consultation. Adam Ingram, the SNP transport spokesman, insisted that the use of emergency procedures meant the public and the local authorities, such as West Dumbartonsbire council and Renfrewshire, were being denied the right to object. The bill was given the Royal Assent
on September 13, 2001.
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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 2001 is a piece of legislation to restore, with retrospective effect (other than as regards criminal liability), the power to levy tolls. This power was originally conferred by section 1(1) of the UK Parliament Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968.
The Problem
Toll charges on the Erskine Bridge were suspended in August 2001, after the Scottish Executive discovered it had been collecting money illegally for several weeks following a failure to extend the legislation which allowed designated officials to collect money for the crossing over the River ClydeRiver Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
near Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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Passage through Parliament
A few weeks later, the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 2001 asp 12 was passed by the Scottish ParliamentScottish 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...
by 78 votes to 26, with no abstentions. The Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
fought the Bill during its day-long passage through the Scottish Parliament, arguing that it was being rushed through without proper consultation. Adam Ingram, the SNP transport spokesman, insisted that the use of emergency procedures meant the public and the local authorities, such as West Dumbartonsbire council and Renfrewshire, were being denied the right to object. The bill 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 September 13, 2001.
Subsequent Legislation
Following Phase II of the Scottish Executive's Tolled Bridges Review, the Act was effectively set aside by the formal ministerial suspension of tolls in 2006. The remaining provisions of the 1968 Act were then rendered obolete by the Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008
The Abolition of Bridge Tolls Act passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2008 is a piece of legislation to abolish tolls on all road bridges in Scotland...
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See also
- List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999
- Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008The Abolition of Bridge Tolls Act passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2008 is a piece of legislation to abolish tolls on all road bridges in Scotland...
- Erskine BridgeErskine BridgeThe Erskine Bridge is a cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland, connecting West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire....
External links
- Tolled Bridges Review: Phase Two Report, The Scottish Government, March 8, 2006