13(1)Section 50A (admission to meetings of local authorities) applies in accordance with the modifications in this paragraph.S
(2)Subsection (1) has effect as if, after “(2)”, there were inserted “ or (3A) ”.
(3)The section has effect as if, after subsection (3), there were inserted—
“(3A)The public are to be excluded from a meeting of a local authority whenever it is likely that, if members of the public were present, there would be a real and substantial risk to public health due to infection or contamination with coronavirus.
(3B)In subsection (3A), “coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.”.