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

National Library of Scotland Act 1925 (c. 73)

13.—(1) The National Library of Scotland Act 1925 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2A(2) (appointment of Librarian)(1), “given with the Treasury’s consent” is omitted.

(3) In the Schedule (constitution and proceedings of Board)(2)–

(a) in paragraph 1 for “The Secretary of State” and “The Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central” there is substituted respectively “A member of the Scottish Executive” and “The Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central”;

(b) in paragraph 8(3) “with the Treasury’s consent” is omitted; and

(c) in paragraph 8(5) for “Comptroller and Auditor General” there is substituted “Auditor General for Scotland”.

(1)

Section 2A was inserted by the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16), section 18(4).

(2)

Paragraph 1 of the Schedule was substituted, and paragraph 8 inserted, by the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985, section 18(5) and (6) respectively.