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.