SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Transitional Provisions, Transitory Modifications and Savings

Part IISpecific Provisions

Local government reform

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(1)

At any time before 1 April 1996 or the coming into force of section 1 of the M1Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, whichever is the later, in section 206 of the Principal Act, for subsection (6) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(6)

In this section the expression “police authority” means a regional or islands council, except that where there is an amalgamation scheme under the M2Police (Scotland) Act 1967 in force it means a joint police committee.”

(2)

Until the date on which paragraph 71 of Schedule 13 to the said Act of 1994 comes into force, the reference in section 17(5)(a) of the M3Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 to a joint police board shall be construed as a reference to a joint police committee.