# The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999, Paragraph 53: Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 82 (power of local authority to promote or oppose private legislation)–
(a) in subsection (1), “ in Parliament” is omitted;
(b) in subsection (2)(b), after the words “ fourteen days after” there is inserted “(i)” and after the words “the Act of 1936” there is inserted–
“ ; or
(ii) the Bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament”; and
(c) in subsection (7), for the definition of “private legislation in Parliament” and “private legislation”, there is substituted–
““private legislation” includes–
(a) a provisional order and the confirmation Bill relating thereto under the Act of 1936;
(b) any local or personal Bill in Parliament; and
(c) any private Bill in the Scottish Parliament.”.
(3) In Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973–
(a) in paragraphs 2(1), (2) and (3) and 4(2), “with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted;
(b) in paragraph 2(3), “, with the consent aforesaid,” is omitted;
(c) in paragraph 8(1), “, with the approval of the Treasury” is omitted;
(d) in paragraph 8(3), “with the approval of the Treasury” is omitted;
(e) in paragraph 8(4), “and of the Treasury,” is omitted; and
(f) in paragraph 9, for “Parliament” there is substituted “the Scottish Ministers”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1820/schedule/2/paragraph/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-consequential-modifications-no2-order-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-53
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