2.—(1) Section 2 of the British Library Act 1972(1), (constitution etc. of the British Library Board) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), at the end of paragraph (b), for the word “and” there shall be substituted—
“(bb)one part-time member appointed by the Secretary of State shall be a person who appears to him to have special knowledge of Scotland; and”.
(3) After subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(2A) Before making an appointment under subsection (1)(bb) above, the Secretary of State shall consult the Scottish Ministers.”.
1972 c. 54. The function of appointing members to the British Library Board (other than the member appointed by Her Majesty) has been transferred on a number of occasions, most recently from the Lord President of the Council to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1311), article 3(1) and Schedule 1, Part I.