151(1)The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)In each of sections 1(5)(e) (competence of time to pay direction) and 5(4)(e) (competence of time to pay order), after sub-paragraph (ii) (and before the word “or” immediately following that sub-paragraph), insert—
“(iia)a collecting authority (within the meaning of section 79 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994) in respect of any charges payable to them by virtue of that section;”.
(3)In section 106 (interpretation), for the definition of “summary warrant” substitute—
““summary warrant” means a summary warrant granted under or, as the case may be, by virtue of—
(a)paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987;
(b)paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the [1992 c. 14.] Local Government Finance Act 1992;
(c)paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; or
(d)any of the enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 to this Act;”.
(4)In paragraph 35 of Schedule 5 (interpretation), in the definition of “creditor”, after paragraph (e) add— “; and
(f)for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the collecting authority (within the meaning of section 79 of that Act).”.