SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.45)

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The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

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In section 8(1) (visiting committees), for “regional, island and district councils” substitute “ councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”.

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In section 14 (legalised police cells)—

a

in subsection (2)—

i

for “any region or islands area” substitute “ the area of a council ”; and

ii

the words “region or islands”, where they secondly occur, shall cease to have effect;

b

in subsection (5), for “any region or islands area” substitute “ the area of a council ”;

c

in subsection (6), for “islands area of Orkney or of Shetland” substitute “ areas of the councils for Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands ”;

d

in subsection (7)—

i

for “the council of a region or islands area” substitute “ a council ”; and

ii

for “committee” substitute “ board ”; and

e

after subsection (8) insert—

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In this section, “council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

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In section 16 (discharge of prisoners)—

a

in subsection (2), the words “district or islands”, in both places where they occur, shall cease to have effect; and

b

after subsection (2) insert—

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In this section, “area” means the area of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.