Theatres Trust (Scotland) Act 1978

1978 CHAPTER 24

An Act to extend the Theatres Trust Act 1976 to Scotland.

[30th June 1978]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1Extension of Theatres Trust Act 1976 to Scotland.

(1)The [1976 c. 27.] Theatres Trust Act 1976 shall be amended as follows, and as so amended shall extend to Scotland and come into force there on the passing of this Act.

(2)In section 2 (objects of Trust and powers of trustees), after subsection (2) there shall be added—

“(3)Subsection (2) above shall have effect in relation to Scotland with the substitution for paragraph (d) of the following paragraph—

“(d)from time to time to sell, let, surrender or otherwise dispose of, or apply as security for borrowing, any heritable or moveable property vested in or acquired by the trustees;”.”.

(3)In section 6(4) (extent), the words " Scotland or " are hereby repealed.

2Short title and extent.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Theatres Trust (Scotland) Act 1978.

(2)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.