Transport (Scotland) Bill 23 Part 2—Bus services (2) The local transport authority may proceed to postpone the coming into operation of the partnership scheme (or any part of it). (3) But the postponement does not have effect unless, within the period of 14 days beginning with the day after the day on which the local transport authority 5 decide to postpone the coming into operation of the partnership scheme (or any part of it), the authority— (a) publicise their decision in a manner they consider likely to bring the postponement to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the postponement, and 10 (b) give notice of their decision to— (i) any operator of a local service who is, in the opinion of the authority, likely to be affected by the postponement, and (ii) the traffic commissioner. (4) The notice must include a statement of the local transport authority‟s reasons 15 for deciding to postpone the coming into operation of the partnership scheme (or any part of it). P ART 2 V...