Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

1 In section 9 (Passenger Transport Areas, Authorities and Executives), the following amendments shall be made—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from " shall by that order " to " Transport Executive " there shall be substituted the words " thereupon the regional council for that area shall become the Passenger Transport Authority for that area (hereafter in this Part of this Act referred to in relation to that area as " the Authority") and the Minister shall by that order provide for the establishment for that area of a Passenger Transport Executive " and for the words " the said Schedule 5" there shall be substituted the words " Schedule 5 to this Act ";

(b) in subsection (2), for the words from " every such " to " so designated" there shall be substituted the words " the regional council within whose region the area designated by the order is situated and with each of the district councils in that region " and sub-paragraph (i) shall be omitted ;

(c) in subsection (3), for the words " constituent areas " there shall be substituted the words " regions or districts whose area falls wholly or partly within the designated area ";

(d) in subsection (4), for the words " Parts I and " there shall be substituted the word " Part ";

(e) in subsection (5), for the words "constituent areas" there shall be substituted the words " each of the districts comprised in the region in which the designated area is situated ";

(f) at the end there shall be added the following subsection—

“(7) Any reference in this Part of this Act to the councils of constituent areas shall be construed as a reference to the regional council concerned.”