(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—
“(1)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—
“(4)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”.