Legislation & Guidance

Route to Legally Place and Maintain Apparatus.

Policy on Access to the Scottish Road Works Register.

The Scottish Community Apparatus Data Vault (or Vault for short), makes underground pipe and cable information accessible via the Scottish Road Works Register (SRWR) (Scotland's existing national database for the electronic transfer, retention and management of road works data).

The aim of the service is to enable access to information about all underground pipes and cables from one centralised location.

The following FAQ provides additional information about the Vault project:

Commissioner Penalty Guidelines

Roads (Scotland) Act - Sections 60 60A and 61B

Requirements to Receiving Notifications on the Scottish Road Works Register.

2024 No. 23

Code of Practice for Penalties 

2023 No. 250

Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Roads.

Note: The Fourth Edition is retained on the website for reference and was superseded by the 5th edition for new reinstatements on 1 October 2023"