Publication - FOI/EIR release

Section 8 of Transport (Scotland) Act 2019: FOI release

Published: 20 January 2026
Topic: Public sector, Transport
FOI reference: FOI/202500488634
Date received: 9 October 2025
Date responded: 15 October 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

You asked for Confirmation that Section 8 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 has not yet been commenced.

Response

I can confirm that Section 8 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 has not yet been commenced. As a result, the provisions relating to keeper liability are not currently in force in Scotland.

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
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