8. For section 137(7) of the Transport Act 1968 there shall be substituted the following subsection:—
“(7) In this section `the Minister' —
(a)in relation to the British Waterways Board, means the Secretary of State for the Environment;
(b)in relation to the Scottish Group, means the Secretary of State for Scotland; and
(c)in relation to any other authority, means the Secretary of State for Transport.”