Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 45)
98.—(1) The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 7 (appointment and functions of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland)–
(a)in subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), for “Secretary of State” in each place where it appears, there is substituted “Scottish Ministers”; and
(b)in subsection (6), for “Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury”, there is substituted “Scottish Ministers may”.
(3) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (provisions as to Parole Board and local review committees), “with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted.