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Nothing says that it cannot be incremental; it will not all happen on those dates—they are just the dates by which the provision has to be made, without putting too much unreasonable pressure on local authorities and bus companies to comply.
We all understand the delays that can happen once a project starts, but the key issue here is not the end date. The key issue is for the minister to give the green light to the go-ahead start date.
This is based on:
regulation 6 of this instrument which amends the dates by which a producer must apply for registration under regulation 7 of the 2020 Regulations to 13 August 2025; and to before 1 March in any relevant year beginning on or after 1 January 2026; and
regulation 7 of this instrument which amends the dates registration takes effect from under regulation 8 of the 2020 Regulations, where the application is made by 13 August 2025, to 1 October 2025; and is 1 April in any subsequent relevant year where the application is made by 1 March.
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/40) is made under section 90(2) of the Coronavirus Act 2020.