1. The Coastguard Act 1925 shall have effect as if in sections 1(1) and 2 references (as originally enacted) to the Board of Trade and to the Admiralty, except in section 1(1) the last reference but one to the Board of Trade, were respectively references to the Board of Trade or the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and to the Secretary of State for Defence.
2. In the Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937 references to the Secretary of State and to the Board of Trade shall have effect respectively as references to the Secretary of State for Scotland and to the Board of Trade or the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
3.—(1) Anything which, by the enactments mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below, is required or authorised to be done jointly by the Minister within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1947 and the Secretary of State shall be done jointly by the Secretary of State for the time being discharging the functions expressed to be conferred on the Minister by that Act and the Secretary of State for Scotland.
(2) The enactments referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are:—
(a)sections 54 and 55 of the Electricity Act 1947; and
(a)section 1(3) of the Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954 and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act as it amends sections 2, 4, 19 and 60 of the Electricity Act 1947.
4. In the Civil Aviation Act 1949 section 16(1) proviso shall be omitted.
5. In section 184 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 “the Ministers”
6. In the Pipe-lines Act 1962, in section 39(2), the reference (as originally enacted) to the Minister and the Minister of Transport jointly shall have effect as a reference to the Secretary of State.
7. In section 26(1) of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 the reference (as originally enacted) in the definition of “prescribed” to the Minister of Power and the Secretary of State acting jointly shall have effect as a reference to those Secretaries of State acting jointly who for the time being discharge in relation to England and Wales and in relation to Scotland the functions expressed to be conferred by that Act on the Minister.
8. In section 58 of the Land Commission Act 1967 any reference (as originally enacted) to the Minister of Power shall have effect as a reference to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
9. In the Development of Inventions Act 1967, in section 11(3), the references to the Minister of Technology shall have effect as references to the Secretary of State having for the time being general responsibility under that Act in relation to the National Research Development Corporation.
10. In the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, in sections 6 and 8, references to the Board of Trade shall have effect as references to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
11. In the Gas and Electricity Act 1968, in section 5, the references to the Minister and to the Secretary of State shall have effect respectively as references to the Secretary of State for the time being discharging the functions expressed to be conferred on the Minister by that Act and to the Secretary of State for Scotland.
12. In the Development of Tourism Act 1969 references to the Board of Trade shall have effect as references to the Board of Trade or the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.