Valid from 01/04/1996
56(1)The Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)In section 1 (purposes for which powers of local authorities under the Act are exercisable), for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)This section applies to all councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, and in this Act any reference to a local authority is a reference to a council to whom this section applies.”.
(3)In section 4(2) (flood prevention schemes), the words “(whether a different authority from the local authority or not)” shall cease to have effect.
(4)Section 12(2) (appropriations where local authority are sewerage or water authority) shall cease to have effect.
(5)In section 15(1) (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “sewer” insert—
““sewerage authority” shall be construed in accordance with section 62 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;”; and
(b)after the definition of “statutory undertakers” and “statutory undertaking” insert—
““water authority” shall be construed in accordance with section 62 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;”.