138Property etc.: application of Chapter 3 of Part I
(1)Chapter 3 of Part I of this Act shall, with the modifications specified in subsection (2) below, apply in relation to the transfer to the Principal Reporter or the Administration of the property, rights, liabilities and obligations of reporters appointed under section 36(1) of the 1968 Act and such property, rights, liabilities and obligations as a local authority for the purpose of that Act has for the purposes of—
(a)their functions under section 34(3) of that Act (duty to provide suitable accommodation and facilities for children’s hearings); or
(b)providing accommodation and facilities for, or otherwise facilitating or supporting the performance of the functions of, reporters appointed under subsection (1) of section 36 of the 1968 Act or staff provided in pursuance of subsection (6) of that section.
(2)The modifications referred to in subsection (1) above are as follows—
(a)references in Chapter 3 of Part I of this Act to existing local authorities shall include references to reporters appointed under section 36(1) of the 1968 Act and to islands councils; and
(b)references in that Chapter to new local authorities shall include references to the Principal Reporter and to the Administration.