2. In Part III of the Police Act 1996(1), in section 61 (the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom)–
(a)in subsection (1)–
(i)at the end of paragraph (c), the word “and” is omitted; and
(ii)at the end of paragraph (e), there is inserted–
“and
(e)the Scottish Ministers,”;
(b)in subsection (2), after “Prime Minister”, there is inserted “after consultation with the Scottish Ministers”;
(c)in subsection (3), for the words “paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)”, there is substituted “paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e)”; and
(d)after subsection (4) there is inserted–
“(5) The Scottish Ministers may make payments towards the expenses incurred by the Board in relation to the exercise by it of its function in or as regards Scotland.
(6) For the purposes of section 36(3) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, any expenditure under subsection (5) above shall be treated as expenditure incurred under section 36(1) of the said Act of 1967.”.