59(1)The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.S
(2)In Schedule 1 (bookmaker’s permits, betting agency permits and betting office licences), in paragraph 2, in the definition of “appropriate local authority”, in paragraph (b), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute “ the council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 within whose area the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated; ”.
(3)In Schedule 2 (registered pool promoters), in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “the council of an islands area or district” substitute “ a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. ”.
(4)In Schedule 3 (licensing of tracks for betting)—
(a)in paragraph 5(2)—
(i)in head (b)(i), for the words from “of” to “which” substitute “ constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 within whose area ”;
(ii)in head (b)(ii), for the words from “general” to “authority”, where it secondly occurs, substitute “ planning authority ”; and
(iii)for the words from “ “general” to “them”” substitute “ “planning authority” has the meaning given ”; and
(b)for paragraph 6(3) substitute—
“(3)The authorities referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(e) of this paragraph are—
(a)the planning authority for any area which includes the track or any part thereof;
(b)any local authority whose area adjoins any area which includes the track or any part thereof,
where that authority are not the licensing authority.
In this sub-paragraph, the expression “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.”.