# Radioactive Substances Act 1948, Section 13: Application to Scotland.


In the application of this Act to Scotland—
(a) for any reference to a justice of the peace there shall be substituted a reference to the sheriff; and
(b) the provisions of subsections (4) to (7) and subsection (9) of section three hundred and fifty-five of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 shall apply to any inquiry held in Scotland under section nine of this Act in lieu of the provisions mentioned in subsection (4) of that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/37/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1948/section-13
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