SCHEDULE 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

PART 1PRIMARY LEGISLATION

The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

1

(1)

The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 is modified as follows.

(2)

In section 27(1), for “Subject to any order or determination under section 8 of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 14), it” substitute “ It ”.

(3)

In section 27A—

(a)

for subsection (1), substitute—

“(1)

The Scottish Ministers may make a grant to a local authority of such amount as the Scottish Ministers may determine in respect of expenditure incurred by that local authority in providing a relevant service.”,

(b)

in subsection (1A)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), after “27(1)” insert “ or 27ZA ”,

(ii)

paragraph (b) is repealed,

(c)

in subsection (2), for “(1)(c)” substitute “ (1A)(c) ”.

(4)

In section 27B—

(a)

for subsection (1), substitute—

“(1)

The Scottish Ministers may make a grant to a local authority of such amount as the Scottish Ministers may determine in respect of relevant expenditure.”,

(b)

in subsection (1A), the words “as the case may be, those local authorities or” are repealed.