111(1)The Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)In section 2 (local authorities' social work), for the words from “which stand” to “committee” substitute the words “under any of the enactments mentioned in subsection (1B) of section 5 of the [1968 c. 49.] Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (power of Secretary of State to issue directions to local authorities in respect of their functions under certain enactments)”.
(3)In section 65(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”, for “regional or islands council” substitute “council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994”.