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76 Application of this Part to cases arising in Scotland.E+W
(1)Sections 67 and 68 (referral of application to another local housing authority and duties to persons whose applications are referred) apply—
(a)to applications referred by a housing authority in Scotland in pursuance of section [5(1) of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977][33 and 34 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987], and
(b)to persons whose applications are so transferred,
as they apply to cases arising under this Part.
(2)Section 72 (duty of other authorities to co-operate with local housing authority) applies to a request by a housing authority in Scotland under section [9(1) of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977][38 of the Act of 1987] as it applies to a request by a local housing authority in England or Wales.
(3)In this Part, in relation to Scotland—
(a)“local housing authority” means a district or islands council and references to the district of such an authority are to the area of that council,
(b)“social services authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, that is to say, a regional or islands council;
and in section 72(a) (requests for co-operation) “new town corporation” includes a development corporation established under the New Towns (Scotland) 1968.
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