Polish Resettlement Act 1947

11 Application to Scotland

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of the application of this Act to Scotland.

(2) Subsections (8) and (9) of section three shall not apply.

(3) Section four shall have effect as if there were substituted—

(a) for any reference to the Minister of Health a reference to the Secretary of State ; and

(b) in subsection (1) for the reference to the National Health Service Act, 1946, a reference to any corresponding Act applying to Scotland ; for the reference to the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts, 1890 to 1930, and the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913 to 1938, a reference to the Lunacy (Scotland) Acts, 1857 to 1919, and the Mental Deficiency (Scotland) Acts, 1913 and 1940 ; and for the reference to " local health authorities " a reference to " local authorities ".

(4) Section six shall have effect as if there were substituted—

(a) for any reference to the Minister of Education a reference to the Secretary of State ;

(b) for any reference to "a local education authority " a reference to "an education authority " ; and

(c) for any reference to the Education Acts, 1944 and 1946, a reference to the [9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 72.] Education (Scotland) Act, 1946.

(5) In the application of the Schedule to Scotland—

(a) paragraph 3 shall have effect as if the Poor Law Act, 1930, extended to Scotland ;

(b) paragraph 5 shall have effect as if the word " summarily " were omitted, and the reference to a time limit of one year for the institution of proceedings for recovery shall not apply.