Part VIII Functions
The environment
138 Coast protection.
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In the said Act of 1949 the following amendments shall be made—
a
for section 1(1) (coast protection authorities), there shall be substituted the following subsection—
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The council of a region any part of which adjoins the sea or of an islands area shall be the coast protection authority for that region or area, as the case may be.
b
in section 20(5)
(contributions towards expenses of coast protection) for the word “burgh” there shall be substituted the word “
district
”
;
c
in section 22 (power to use for incidental purposes land acquired for coast protection)—
i
in subsection (2), for the words “burgh or county” there shall be substituted the words “
region or islands area
”
.
ii
in subsection (3), for the reference to the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 there shall be substituted a reference to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
d
in section 30 (transfer and compensation of officers, and superannuation rights), at the end there shall be added the following subsection—
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This section shall not apply to Scotland.
e
in section 45(1)(b)
(service of notices and other documents), for the words “or burgh” there shall be substituted the words “
or in Scotland the council of a region, islands area or district
”
;
f
in section 46(4)
(local inquiries), for the words from “subsection (2)” to “1947” there shall be substituted the words “
subsection (2) and subsections (4) to (8) of section 210 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
”
;
g
in Schedule 1 (procedure for making orders), for paragraph 8(b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
b
for references to the London Gazette and to a county or county district there shall be substituted respectively references to the Edinburgh Gazette and to a region, islands area or district