Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

PART IIOther Enactments

25In the [1935 c. 47.] Restriction of Ribbon Development Act 1935, in section 17(1) for any reference to a buildings authority there shall be substituted a reference to a local authority.

26In the [1939 c. 31.] Civil Defence Act 1939, in section 33 as applied to Scotland by section 91(14) of that Act, for any reference to a buildings authority or a buildings authority within the meaning of the [1959 c. 24.] Building (Scotland) Act 1959 there shall be substituted a reference to a local authority, and in the said section 33 " local authority " means a local authority within the meaning of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959.

27In the [1946 c. 42.] Water (Scotland) Act 1946, in section 53 (provision of water supply for new buildings and houses)—

(a)in subsection (1) for the words "buildings authority (within the meaning of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959)" and " buildings authority " there shall be substituted the words " local authority ";

(b)at the end there shall be added the following subsection—

“(6)In this section " local authority" has the same meaning as in the Building (Scotland) Act 1959.”

28In the [1956 c. 52.] Clean Air Act 1956, in section 10(5)(b) for the words " buildings authority " there shall be substituted the words " local authority ".

29In the [1957 c. 40.] Thermal Insulation (Industrial Buildings) Act 1957—

(a)in section 12(2) (application to Scotland) for the words from "in a burgh" to the end there shall be substituted the words " the local authority within the meaning of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959 ";

(b)in sections 2 and 3(1) (as set out in their application to Scotland in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) respectively of paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the [1959 c. 24.] Building (Scotland) Act 1959), for the words " buildings authority " there shall be substituted the words " local authority ";

(c)in section 4(3) (as set out in its application to Scotland in subsection (5) of section 12 and as amended by sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 6 of the said Schedule 9), for the reference to the dean of guild court and a buildings authority there shall be substituted a reference to the local authority and the words " or, as the case may be, the plans of the building were approved by the local authority " shall cease to have effect;

(d)in section 8(1) (as set out in its application to Scotland in subsection (8) of section 12), for the words from " sections three hundred " to " 1947 " there shall be substituted the words " sections 192 and 193 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ".

30In the [1971 c. 40.] Fire Precautions Act 1971, in section 17 (consultation by fire authorities)—

(a)in subsection (1)(ii), for the word " buildings " there shall be substituted the word " local " , and the words " section 1 of" shall cease to have effect;

(b)in subsection (2), the words " or buildings authority " shall cease to have effect.