This Act may be cited as the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act, 1941, and shall extend to Scotland only.

The powers of the Secretary of State to prepare and settle schemes shall, unless continued by Parliament, cease on the expiry of the [2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 62.] Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939, but nothing in this subsection shall prejudice or affect any power under or provisions regarding schemes settled before that date.