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Written Question · S1W-01760 · Session 1

Why Skye Bridge Ltd does not have to remove, as part of its contract, the toll barriers and booths at the end of its concession.

Answered Asked by Irene McGugan SNP Lodged 30 Sep 1999

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive why Skye Bridge Ltd does not have to remove, as part of its contract, the toll barriers and booths at the end of its concession.

The answer

Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 Oct 1999 · 20 days after it was lodged, 6 days after it was due

The contract between Scottish Ministers and Skye Bridge Ltd requires the company to remove the toll collection facilities at the end of the concession period. Toll collection facilities are defined in section 39(4) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-01760 by reference.