123In section 26 (administrative authorities), the following amendments shall be made—
(a)in subsection (3), for the words "county councils, town councils" there shall be substituted the words " regional councils, islands councils, district councils ";
(b)for subsection (4) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(4)Subject to the provisions of this Act and of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, in this Act ' local authority' means a regional, islands or district council.”