137.—(1) Section 15 is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a)for the opening words, substitute “The appropriate agency—”;
(b)in paragraph (a)—
(i)for “they” substitute “it”;
(ii)for the words from “expense” to “suitable” substitute “expense of the appropriate agency, at a suitable”;
(c)in paragraph (b), for the words from “expense” to “so far” substitute “expense of the appropriate agency so far”.
(3) In subsection (3), for the words before “may” substitute “The appropriate agency”.
(4) In subsection (4), in the closing words, for the words from “authorise” to “prejudicially” substitute “authorise the appropriate agency prejudicially”.
(5) Accordingly, in the heading to section 15, for the words before “to use” substitute “Power of appropriate agency”.