38Amendment of section 187 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947.
The fee payable to clerks of the peace when justices of the peace qualify as such shall henceforth be paid by the county council or town council concerned, and accordingly there shall be inserted at the end of section 187 of the [1947 c. 43.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 the following words:—
“In this section ' fees ' includes the fee for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 29 of the [1959 c. 51.] Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959 which is payable to clerks of the peace when justices of the peace qualify as such.”.