14(1)The Agriculture Act 1970 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.E+W+S
(2)In section 92(1) (provision of flood warning systems)—
(a)for the words from the beginning to “may” where it first occurs there shall be substituted the words “ The Scottish Environment Protection Agency may ”;
(b)the words “for their area” and “both within (and in the case of a river purification board) outwith, that area,” shall cease to have effect;
(c)in sub-paragraph (i) of the proviso—
(i)for the words “a river purification board” there shall be substituted the words “ the Scottish Environment Protection Agency ”;
(ii)for the word “them” there shall be substituted the word “ it ”; and
(iii)for the words “that board” there shall be substituted the words “ the Agency ”; and
(d)in sub-paragraph (ia) of the proviso for the words following “exercise” to “shall” there shall be substituted the words “ , the Agency shall ”.
(3)In section 92(2)—
(a)in paragraph (a)(iii) for the words “the authority providing the system” there shall be substituted the words “ the Scottish Environment Protection Agency ”;
(b)paragraph (c) (definition of “river purification board”) shall cease to have effect.
(4)In section 94 (co-operation with other persons as regards flood warning systems)—
(a)in subsection (1) for the words following “warning system” to “may” where it first occurs there shall be substituted the words “ the Scottish Environment Protection Agency may ” and for the words following “belonging to the” to “for” there shall be substituted the words “ Agency for ”;
(b)in subsection (2) for the words from the beginning to “may” and for the words following “apparatus of” there shall be substituted the words “ The Agency may ” and “ the Agency ” respectively.
(5)In section 98 (extent of Part VI)—
(a)for the words from the beginning to “England” there shall be substituted the words “ The Scottish Environment Protection Agency ”;
(b)for the words “section 92(1)(b)” there shall be substituted the words “ section 92(1) ”; and
(c)for the words “the National Rivers Authority” there shall be substituted the words “ the Environment Agency ”.