PART VIIIFunctions
The environment
138Coast protection
1
The coast protection authority for the purposes of the [1949 c. 74.] Coast Protection Act 1949 shall be the council of a region any part of which adjoins the sea, or an islands council.
2
In the said Act of 1949 the following amendments shall be made—
a
for section 1(1) (coast protection authorities), there shall be substituted the following subsection—
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The council of a region any part of which adjoins the sea or of an islands area shall be the coast protection authority for that region or area, as the case may be.
b
in section 20(5) (contributions towards expenses of coast protection) for the word " burgh " there shall be substituted the word " district ";
c
in section 22 (power to use for incidental purposes land acquired for coast protection)—
i
in subsection (2), for the words " burgh or county" there shall be substituted the words " region or islands area ".
ii
in subsection (3), for the reference to the [1947 c. 43.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 there shall be substituted a reference to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ;
d
in section 30 (transfer and compensation of officers, and superannuation rights), at the end there shall be added the following subsection—
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This section shall not apply to Scotland.
e
in section 45(1)(b) (service of notices and other documents), for the words " or burgh " there shall be substituted the words " or in Scotland the council of a region, islands area or district ";
f
in section 46(4) (local inquiries), for the words from " subsection (2) " to " 1947 " there shall be substituted the words " subsection (2) and subsections (4) to (8) of section 210 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ";
g
in Schedule 1 (procedure for making orders), for paragraph 8(b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
b
for references to the London Gazette and to a county or county district there shall be substituted respectively references to the Edinburgh Gazette and to a region, islands area or district