It stated—
We want to encourage and enable a national infrastructure: a common platform that will make it easier to introduce smart ticketing and smart ticketing products consistently across the whole of Scotland,
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 12 September 2018, Gordon Hanning (Scottish Government), contrib. 46, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11660&c=2109980The Committee notes the intended purpose of the provisions in the Bill for a national standard for smart ticketing.