The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Adaptation of Functions etc.) (No. 2) Order 2000

Article 2

SCHEDULE 3 INLAND WATERWAYS AMENITY ADVISORY COUNCIL

PART I APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION

1.—(1) This Schedule shall apply to the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council(1).

(2) In this Schedule, “the 1968 Act” means the Transport Act 1968(2).

PART II MODIFICATIONS

2.—(1) The 1968 Act is modified as follows.

(2) For section 110(1), there is substituted–

“(1) There shall be a body to be known as the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council consisting of a chairman and not less than twelve members appointed after consultation with the chairman of the Waterways Board.

(1A) The chairman of the Council shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Scottish Ministers and the chairman of the Waterways Board.

(1B) Two of the members of the Council shall be appointed by the Scottish Ministers after consultation with the Minister and the chairman of the Waterways Board; and in making such appointments, the Scottish Ministers shall have regard to the desirability of appointing persons who appear to them to have special knowledge of Scotland.

(1C) The other members of the Council shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the chairman of the Waterways Board.

(1D) The members appointed to the Council–

(a) shall include persons who appear to the person making the appointment to have wide knowledge of, and interest in, the use of inland waterways for amenity or recreational purposes, including fishing; and

(b) may include not more than four persons who are members of the Waterways Board.”.

(3) In section 110(2)(a) after “the Minister” there is inserted “or, in relation to any waterway in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers”.

(4) In section 110(2)(b) after “the Minister” there is inserted “or, in relation to any waterway in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers”;

(5) In section 110(2), after paragraph (b), after “the Minister” there is inserted “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers”.

(6) In section 110(3) after “the Minister” there is inserted “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers”.

(7) In section 110(4) substitute for “the Minister”, “the person who made the appointment”.

(8) In section 110(5) after “the Minister” there is inserted “, and after consultation with the Scottish Ministers,”.

(1)

The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council was constituted by section 110 of the Transport Act 1968 (c. 73).

(2)

1968 c. 73.