Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)

Part III S The Principal Reporter and the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

Functions of the Administration S

132 Duty of Administration to provide accommodation etc. for children’s hearings. S

(1) The Administration shall provide suitable accommodation and facilities for children’s hearings under section 34 of the 1968 Act.

(2) Accommodation and facilities provided under subsection (1) above shall be provided for each local government area (but may be sited in another) and shall be dissociated from criminal courts and police stations.

133 Ancillary powers of Administration. S

The Administration shall have power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the achievement of its general purpose and the performance of its functions, including power to acquire, hold and dispose of land or any interest in or right over land.

134 Directions by the Secretary of State. S

(1) The Secretary of State may give the Administration directions of a general or specific character with regard to the achievement of its general purpose and discharge of its functions, and the Administration shall comply with any such directions.

(2) A direction given under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent direction so given.