(1)In section one of the [13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 18.] War Memorials (Local Authorities' Powers) Act, 1923 (which enables local authorities, as defined in that Act, to incur reasonable expenditure in the maintenance, repair and protection of war memorials in their district which are vested in them) for the words " which may be vested in them," there shall be substituted the words " whether vested in them or not. "
(2)The matters on which expenditure may be incurred under the said section one shall include the alteration of any memorial to which that section applies so as to make it serve as a memorial in connection with any war subsequent to that in connection with which it was erected and the correction of any error or omission in the inscription on any such memorial.
(3)The War Memorials (Local Authorities' Powers) Act, 1923, as amended by the foregoing provisions of this section shall extend to Scotland subject to the following modifications—
(i)sections two and four shall not apply ; and
(ii)the expression " local authority " means a county, town or district council.