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Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

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The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 45)

162(1)The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)In section 8(1) (visiting committees), for “regional, island and district councils” substitute “councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994”.

(3)In section 14 (legalised police cells)—

(a)in subsection (2)—

(i)for “any region or islands area” substitute “the area of a council”; and

(ii)the words “region or islands”, where they secondly occur, shall cease to have effect;

(b)in subsection (5), for “any region or islands area” substitute “the area of a council”;

(c)in subsection (6), for “islands area of Orkney or of Shetland” substitute “areas of the councils for Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands”;

(d)in subsection (7)—

(i)for “the council of a region or islands area” substitute “a council”; and

(ii)for “committee” substitute “board”; and

(e)after subsection (8) insert—

(9)In this section, “council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994..

(4)In section 16 (discharge of prisoners)—

(a)in subsection (2), the words “district or islands”, in both places where they occur, shall cease to have effect; and

(b)after subsection (2) insert—

(3)In this section, “area” means the area of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994..

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