(1)The repeal of—
(a)the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911; and
(b)the local statutory provisions to which subsection (6) of section 225 of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 applies,
which by virtue, respectively, of
(i)subsection (1) of section 229 of the said Act of 1973; and
(ii)the said subsection (6),
falls to take place at the end of 1982 shall, subject to subsection (2) below, sections 135 and 137 of this Act and any order thereunder, be postponed until the end of 1984 and in each of the said subsections, at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Subject to sections 134(2), 135 and 137 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and any order under these sections,” and for the words “1982” there shall be substituted the words “1984”.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order provide for a further postponement (for such period, not exceeding 2 years, from the end of 1984 as may be specified in the order) of the repeal of such provisions of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911 relating to roads and streets as may be specified in or determined by the order.
(3)An order under subsection (2) above shall have the effect of further postponing from the end of 1984 the repeal of any local statutory provision to which subsection (6) of section 225 of the M2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 applies to the extent that the local statutory provision provides for any matter which is also provided for (whether consistently or not) by or under the provision of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911 the repeal of which is further postponed by the order; and a further postponement under this subsection shall be for the same period as the further postponement under subsection (2) above to which it relates.
(4)An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.