SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c.35)

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(1)

The Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

In section 21 (areas of operation of Highlands and Islands Enterprise)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

the local government areas of Highland, Western Isles, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and that part of Argyll and Bute which is the area of the former Argyll and Bute District Council and the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae;” and

(ii)

in paragraph (b), for “Moray District” substitute “ local government area of Moray, ”; and

(b)

after subsection (4) insert—

“(5)

In this section references to local government areas are references to the new local government areas within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.”.

(3)

In section 36(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”, for “regional, islands or district council” substitute “ council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”.