27(1)The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 is amended as follows.
(2)Section 2 of that Act (appointment of officers etc.) is omitted.
(3)In section 3(1) (prison officers), for the words following “Secretary of State” there is substituted—
“(1A)Every prison shall have a governor and such other officers as may be necessary.”
(4)In section 3A (medical services)—
(a)in subsection (2), for “appointing” there is substituted “providing” and for “appointment” there is substituted “provision”, and
(b)in subsection (4), for “appointed” there is substituted “provided”.