Scotland Act 2016

2 (1) Section 15 (duration of orders etc under section 14) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “Secretary of State”, in both places, substitute “ national authority ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b) for “that authority” substitute “ the authority that made the temporary order ”.

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ national authority ”,

(b) omit “himself”,

(c) for “he” substitute “ the national authority ”, and

(d) for “that authority” substitute “ the authority that made the temporary order ”.

(4) In subsections (5), (6) and (7) for “Secretary of State”, in each place, substitute “ national authority ”.