SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c.9)

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(1)

The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

In section 18(6) (statement on oath by appropriate officer where supervised release order breached etc.)—

(a)

in paragraph (b), for “director of social work” substitute “ chief social work officer ”; and

(b)

in paragraph (c), for “director” substitute “ chief social work officer ”.

(3)

In section 27(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”, for “regional or islands council” substitute “ council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”.