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Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities; to make amendments in relation to local government finance, local authority accounts and the records of local authorities; to establish a Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority for the purposes of the Transport Act 1968; to provide for the establishment of new water and sewerage authorities; to provide for the establishment of a council to represent the interests of customers and potential customers of those new authorities; to provide for the vesting in those new authorities of the property, rights and liabilities of the Central Scotland Water Development Board and of such property, rights and liabilities of regional and islands councils as those councils have as water authorities, as providers of sewerage and in relation to dealing with the contents of sewers; to provide for the dissolution of that Board; to cancel certain obligations to contribute towards expenses which have been incurred by local authorities in making provision for sewerage or disposal of sewage in rural localities; to create an office of Principal Reporter and transfer to him the functions of reporters to children’s hearings; to establish a body to facilitate the performance by the Principal Reporter of his functions; to amend the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in relation to children’s hearings; to amend the procedure for making byelaws under section 121 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982; to transfer to local authorities responsibility for fixing and reviewing polling districts and polling places in Parliamentary elections; to amend section 21 of the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989; to amend the law relating to roads and the placing of traffic signs on roads; to make amendments in relation to valuation and rating; to abolish the Scottish Valuation Advisory Council; to empower the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority to guarantee certain obligations; to empower local authorities to make grants to ethnic minorities; to confer on local authorities the function of promoting economic development; to provide for the establishment of area tourist boards; to make amendments in relation to lieutenancies; all as respects Scotland; and for connected purposes.

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SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.47)

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1

The School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In section 5 (persons entitled to attend Board meetings, etc.)—

a

in subsection (1), for the words from “The Director” to “purpose” substitute the words “ An officer of an education authority ”; and

b

in subsection (2), for the words from “The regional” to “division” substitute the words “ The councillor for the electoral ward ”.

3

In subsection (2) of section 22 (interpretation)—

a

after the definition of “co-opted members” insert—

“councillor” means a councillor elected under section 5 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

b

for the definition of “electoral division” substitute—

“electoral ward” shall be construed in accordance with section 5 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

c

the definitions of “islands councillor” and “regional councillor” shall cease to have effect.

4

In Schedule 2 (application of 1973 Act to appointment committees)—

a

in paragraph 5 the words “Schedule 10 to” and “and Schedule 10 to” shall cease to have effect;

b

in paragraph 14(a) for the words “Director of Education” substitute the words “ education authority ”; and

c

in paragraph 15 for the words from “The Director” to “purpose”substitute the words “ An officer of the education authority ”.