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Clause 146 --

Exclusion from valuation roll of shootings,deer forests and fishings

Amendments made : No. 188, in page 99, line 41, leave out or'. No. 189, in page 99, line 42, after fishings' insert or fish counters'.


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No. 190, in page 99, line 46 [Clause 146], at end insert

() For the purposes of this section

"fish counter" means any weir or other structure in inland waters primarily used for the purpose of counting fish ; and

"inland waters" has the same meaning as in section 24(1) (interpretation) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951.'.- -[ Mr. Stewart .]

Clause 156 --

Power of Secretary of State to combine and divide lands and heritages

Amendments made : No. 103, in page 104, line 30, leave out (a)'.

No. 104, in page 104, line 32, leave out from

Parliament ;' to end of line 37.--[ Mr. Stewart .]

Clause 160 --

Powers of local authorities to borrow and lend money

Amendments made : No. 105, in page 106, line 30, leave out order made by statutory instrument' and insert regulations'.

No. 106, in page 106, leave out lines 31 to 33 and insert () Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, but shall not be made unless a draft of any such statutory instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.'.

No. 107, in page 106, leave out lines 37 to 39.--[ Mr. Stewart .]

Clause 163 --

Direct Labour Organisation/Direct Services Organisation Accounts

Amendments made : No. 219, in page 108, line 20, leave out from section,' to

for' in line 22 and insert Direct Labour Organisation/Direct Services Organisation Funds (to be known as "DLO/DSO funds")'. No. 220, in page 108, line 35, leave out from above' to the end of 37 and insert

and which is, in the opinion of the authority, not required for the purpose of dealing with deficits in any such fund, may be transferred by them to the general fund maintained by them under section 93 of the Act of 1973 (general fund).'.

No. 221, in page 108, leave out line 42 and insert

Paragraphs 22(1)(c) and 24A of Schedule 3 to the 1975 Act'.--[ Mr. Stewart .]

Clause 171 --

Powers to carry on tourism-related activities

Amendment made : No. 191, in page 117, line 32, leave out in their area'.--[ Mr. Stewart .]

Clause 172 --

Parliamentary disqualification

Amendments made : No. 108, in page 118, line 39, after by' insert virtue of'.

No. 109, in page 118, line 41, after by' insert virtue of'.


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No. 110, in page 118, line 44, after by' insert virtue of'.--[ Mr. Stewart .]

Schedule 13 --

Minor and Consequential Amendments

Amendments made : No. 224, in page 158, line 25, at end insert ( ) In section 119(3) (special provisions as to Scotland), for the words from "A" to "shall" substitute "A local roads authority".'.

No. 120, in page 160, line 33, leave out (a)'.

No. 121, in page 160, line 34, leave out from beginning to paragraphs' in line 35.

No. 122, in page 160, line 35, leave out from

below' to end of line 37.

No. 123, in page 160, line 47, leave out chief officer' and insert firemaster'.

No. 124, in page 161, line 17, leave out from beginning to end of line 22 and insert

, the fire authorities affected by it may amend or revoke that scheme by a subsequent scheme submitted to the Secretary of State by them jointly and the Secretary of State may by order approve any such subsequent scheme submitted to him.

(7A) A subsequent scheme under subsection (7) above may make provision with respect to any of the matters for which provision is required to be made, or may be made, by virtue of subsections (4), (5), (8)(b) and (8A) of this section.

(7B)'.

No. 125, in page 161, line 23, leave out (b)'.

No. 126, in page 161, line 36, leave out from first and' to end of line 39 and insert

such an order may make provision with respect to any of the matters for which provision is required to be made, or which may be made, by virtue of subsections (4), (5) and (8A) of this section.'. No. 127, in page 162, line 2, leave out chief officer' and insert firemaster'.

No. 128, in page 162, line 4, leave out chief officer' and insert firemaster'.

No. 225, in page 163, line 24, leave out "regional, islands or district council" substitute "' and insert

the words from "any" to the end substitute "any'.

No. 129, in page 173, line 8, at end insert

( ) in subsection (3), for "committee", where it secondly and thirdly occurs, substitute "board" ;'.

No. 163, in page 175, line 21, at end insert

( ) In section 63(2)(c) (activities in respect of which instruction may be provided etc.), for the words from "or" where it fourthly occurs, to the end substitute "or a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994".'. No. 164, in page 175, line 27, after secondly' insert and thirdly'.

No. 131, in page 182, line 6, leave out "and".

No. 132, in page 182, line 7, at end insert ; and

(e) in subsection (8), for "duties of the reporter" substitute "functions of the Principal Reporter under this Act and under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.".'.

No. 133, in page 183, line 8, leave out "and".

No. 134, in page 183, line 23, at end insert ; and

(c) in paragraph 7, for "may" substitute "shall"'.

No. 226, in page 185, line 27, leave out "regional or islands council" substitute "' and insert

the words from "Scotland" to "council" substitute "Scotland, a'. No. 298, in page 186, line 3, after insurance)' insert (a)'.

No. 299, in page 186, line 6, at end insert ; and


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(b) after "such council" insert "the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority"'.

No. 227, in page 186, line 44, leave out from second for' to constituted' in line 45 and insert the words from "the council", where they thirdly occur, to "Scotland" substitute ", in relation to Scotland, a council'.

No. 228, in page 188, line 19, at end insert

( ) In section 31 (disqualification for nomination etc.) (a) for the words "chairman or vice-chairman", in both places where they occur, substitute "convener or depute convener" ;

(b) after subsection (3) insert

"(3A) A person who is for the time being an officer or employee of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority or an employee of a subsidiary of that Authority shall be disqualified for being appointed or for being a member of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority." ; and

(c) subsection (4) shall cease to have effect.'.

( ) In section 38 (disability of members from voting etc.), in subsection (4) for the words "chairman or vice-chairman" substitute "convener or depute convener".'.

No. 135, in page 188, line 24, at end insert

( ) In section 50B (access to agenda and connected reports), in subsection (4)(b), for the word "chairman" substitute "convener".'. No. 136, in page 189, line 2, at end insert

() In section 67 (members of authorities not to be appointed as officers), for the words "chairman or vice-chairman" substitute "convener or depute convener".'.

No. 137, in page 189, line 4, after purposes)' insert (a)'. No. 138, in page 189, line 4, at end insert ; and

(b) in subsection (3)(c), for the words "chairman of a regional, islands or district council, a chairman" substitute "convener of a local authority, a convener".'.

No. 300, in page 189, line 37, at end insert

( ) In section 100 (auditor's right of access to documents) (a) after subsection (1) insert

"(1A) Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, the auditor shall be entitled to require any officer, former officer, member or former member of an authority whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Part of this Act to give him such information or explanation as he thinks necessary for the purposes of the audit and, if he thinks it necessary, to require any of the persons mentioned above to attend before him in person to give the information or explanation." ;

(b) in subsection (2), for "subsection (1)" substitute "subsections (1) and (1A)" ; and

(c) in subsection (3)

(i) after "(1)" insert "or (1A)" ; and

(ii) the words from "and to an additional fine" to the end shall cease to have effect.

( ) In subsection (3) of section 102 (reports to Commission by Controller of Audit), for the words "the audit" substitute "any matter arising out of the auditing".'.

No. 139, in page 190, line 10, at end insert

( ) In section 128 (educational endowments), in Table B, in subsection (2), for the words "Chairman of council" substitute "convener of council".'.

No. 229, in page 190, line 21, at end insert

( ) In section 133 (roads), subsection (1) shall cease to have effect.'.

No. 140, in page 191, line 14, at end insert

( ) Section 142 (public health) shall cease to have effect.'. No. 141, in page 193, line 26, at end insert

( ) In section 190 (service of legal proceedings), for the word chairman', in both places where it occurs, substitute convener'. No. 142, in page 193, line 26, at end insert

() For subsection (1) of section 194 (execution of deeds by local authority) substitute


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"(1) For a purpose other than is mentioned in subsection (1A) below, a document is validly executed by a local authority if signed on behalf of that authority by their proper officer.

(1A) For the purposes of any enactment or rule of law relating to the authentication of documents, a document is validly executed by a local authority if subscribed on behalf of the authority by being executed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) above. (1B) A document which bears to have been executed by a local authority in accordance with subsection (1A) above shall, in relation to such execution, be a probative document if

(a) the subscription of the document bears to have been attested by at least one witness ; or

(b) the document bears to be sealed with the seal of the authority.".'.

No. 194, in page 193, line 28, at end insert

( ) In section 202 (procedure, etc., for byelaws), subsection (13) shall cease to have effect.'.

No. 143, in page 194, line 22, leave out paragraph 5(1) of'. No. 144, in page 194, line 23, after authorities)' insert (a) in paragraphs 1(4), 3(1), 3(2) and 3(3), for the word "chairman" substitute "convener" ;

(b) in paragraphs 3(2) and (3), for the words "vice-chairman" substitute "depute convener" ; and

(c) in paragraph 5(1),'.

No. 145, in page 194, line 24, leave out chairman or vice-chairman' and insert convener or depute convener'.

No. 195, in page 197, line 36, at end insert

The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24) . In Part IV of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (offices disqualifying for particular constituencies) (a) in the entry relating to Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for a region in Scotland

(i) for the words "a region" substitute "an area" ; and (ii) for the words from "such part" to "Majesty" substitute "the area" ;

(b) the entry relating to Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for an islands area in Scotland shall cease to have effect ; and

(c) in the entry relating to Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for the district of the city of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, or Glasgow

(i) the words "the district of" shall cease to have effect ; and (ii) for "district" substitute "city".'.

No. 146, in page 198, line 40, at end insert

( ) in subsection (2) of section 28 (reports on investigations), for the word chairman' substitute convener'.

No. 230, in page 199, line 10, at end insert

( ) in paragraph 22

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), after head (b) insert

"(ba) an insurance fund, to be used for the following purposes, namely

(i) where the authority could have insured against a risk but have not done so, defraying any loss or damage suffered, or expenses incurred, by the authority as a consequence of that risk ; (ii) paying premiums on a policy of insurance against a risk." ; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2), after "repair fund" insert "or the insurance fund".

( ) in paragraph 24(1), after "repair fund" insert ", or an insurance fund," ;'.

No. 196, in page 202, line 14, at end insert

The Race Relations Act 1976 (c.74.)

. In section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (local authorities : general statutory duty), the existing wording shall become subsection (1) of that section and after that subsection there shall be added


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