. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1a port health authority or, in Scotland, a local authority within the meaning of the M1Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1945, or a port local authority within the meaning of section one hundred and seventy-two of the M2Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, F2may impose such charges as appear to the authority to be appropriate for any inspection of a vessel made by an officer of the authority for the purposes of F2any Order in Council under section 23 of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949.

A F4council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) may impose such charges as appear to F5the council to be appropriate for any inspection of a vessel made by an officer of F5the council for the purposes of any Order in Council under section 23 of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949.