Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997

5 Minor and consequential amendments

(1) In section 3(3) of the 1961 Act (supplementary provisions as to local authority powers)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for the words from “section twenty-seven” to the end there shall be substituted “section 53 of the [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (which relates to works on listed buildings)”; and

(b) for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c) section 30F (pollution offences) or section 49 (deposits and vegetation in rivers etc.) of the [1974 c. 40] Control of Pollution Act 1974;”.

(2) In section 8 of that Act (powers of entry on land)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b) after “conferred” there shall be inserted “, or performing any duty imposed,”; and

(b) in subsection (3) after “sheriff” where it first occurs there shall be inserted “or a justice of the peace”, and after “sheriff” where it second and third occurs there shall be inserted “or the justice of the peace”.

(3) In section 9(1) of that Act (provision and obtaining of information) after “powers” there shall be inserted “or perform any of their duties”.

(4) In section 15(1) of that Act (interpretation) in the definition of “water-main” for “Water (Scotland) Acts 1946 to 1967” there shall be substituted “[1980 c. 45.] Water (Scotland) Act 1980”.