The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)

53.—(1) The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 82 (power of local authority to promote or oppose private legislation)–

(a) in subsection (1), “ in Parliament” is omitted;

(b) in subsection (2)(b), after the words “ fourteen days after” there is inserted “(i)” and after the words “the Act of 1936” there is inserted–

“ ; or

(ii) the Bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament”; and

(c) in subsection (7), for the definition of “private legislation in Parliament” and “private legislation”, there is substituted–

““private legislation” includes–

(a)

a provisional order and the confirmation Bill relating thereto under the Act of 1936;

(b)

any local or personal Bill in Parliament; and

(c)

any private Bill in the Scottish Parliament.”.

(3) In Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1)–

(a) in paragraphs 2(1), (2) and (3) and 4(2), “with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted;

(b) in paragraph 2(3), “, with the consent aforesaid,” is omitted;

(c) in paragraph 8(1), “, with the approval of the Treasury” is omitted;

(d) in paragraph 8(3), “with the approval of the Treasury” is omitted;

(e) in paragraph 8(4), “and of the Treasury,” is omitted; and

(f) in paragraph 9, for “Parliament” there is substituted “the Scottish Ministers”.

(1)

Schedule 4 was amended by S.I. 1981/1670.