§ This Part of this Act shall apply to Scotland, subject to the following modifications:—
§ The expression "highway authority" means a county or county council acting as, or possessing the powers of, a local authority under the Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act, 1878, and the expressions "road" and "main road" mean a highway as defined in the said Act:
§ The expression "county borough" means a royal, parliamentary, or police burgh, the town council of which is a highway authority:
§ The expression "Local Government Board" means the Secretary for Scotland:
§ The expression "borough or urban district" means a royal, parliamentary, or police burgh; and a reference to Sections forty-two to forty-five of the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845, shall be substituted for a reference to Sections forty-nine to fifty-two of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.
§ Amendments made: After the word "Act" ["highway as defined in the said Act"], to insert the words "References to a county council and to the powers and duties thereof shall, as regards their respective areas, be deemed to include references to a county road board and a district committee of a county council and to a town council being a highway authority, and to their respective powers and duties."
§ To leave out the words, "The expression 'borough or urban district' means a 2445 royal, parliamentary, or police burgh; and a reference to Sections forty-two to forty-five of the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845, shall be substituted for a reference to Sections forty-nine to fifty-two of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845."