The Housing (Scotland) Act 198747 is amended as follows.

In section 227 (modifications of building society law and disapplication of provisions of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 in relation to assistance for first-time buyers) subsection (2)(b) is repealed.

Section 228 (exclusion of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976:– agreements as to loans on security of new houses) is repealed.

In section 229 (local authority indemnities for building societies, etc.) subsection (5) is repealed.