SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 (c.41)

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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;

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;