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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.
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Part I Local Government Areas, Authorities and Elections
Part II Changes in Local Government Areas
Part III General Provisions as to Members of Local Authorities and Proceedings
Part IIIA Access to Meetings and Documents of Local Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees
56. Arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities.
59. Disqualification for membership of committees and joint committees.
60. Disability for voting on account of interests in contracts, etc.
61. Membership of bodies to cease on ceasing to be member of authority.
63. Application of foregoing provisions of Part V to police authorities and joint police committees.
Part VI Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities
83. Power of local authorities to incur expenditure for certain purposes not otherwise authorised.
84. Powers of local authorities with respect to emergencies or disasters.
86. Insurance by local authorities against accidents to members.
88. Provision of information, etc., relating to matters affecting local government.
90. Powers of local authority to carry on tourism-related activities.
90A. Schemes involving collaboration in the promotion of tourism.
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97. Establishment of Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland.
101. Right of interested person to inspect and object to accounts: completion of audit.
101A. Reference of social security matters to Secretary of State.
103. Action by Commission on reports by Controller of Audit.
103E. Action by local authorities on receipt of findings under section 103D
103F. Action on finding of failure, negligence or misconduct
104. Action by Secretary of State on recommendation by Commission under s. 103(3).
104A. Audit of accounts of health service bodies: special provisions.
105A. Studies of benefit administration at request of Secretary of State.
106. Application of ss. 93 to 105 to bodies other than local authorities and to officers.
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110. Payments by regional council to district councils in respect of district rates.
110A. Estimate of amount due for non-domestic district rate.
111. Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to rates.
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SCHEDULES
Access to Information: Exempt Information
Part I Descriptions of Exempt Information
1.Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant...
2.Information relating to any particular occupier or former occupier of,...
3.Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or...
4.Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or...
5.Information relating to the adoption, care, fostering or education of...
6.Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
8.The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by...
11.Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
12.Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel (whether...
13.Information which, if disclosed to the public, would reveal that...
1.Information relating to a person of a description specified in...
2.Information falling within paragraph 6 of Part I above is...
3.Information falling within paragraph 8 of Part I above is...
4.Information falling within paragraph 9 of Part I above is...
5.Information falling within paragraph 11 of Part I above is...
6.Information falling within paragraph 13 of Part I above is...
Provisions as to the Accounts Commission for Scotland
1.The Accounts Commission for Scotland (hereafter in this Schedule referred...
2.(1) Each member of the Commission shall, subject to sub-paragraph...
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7.The Commission shall have power generally to do such acts...
Amendments with respect to Finance
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947
6.In section 231, the words “and save as otherwise provided...
7.In section 232, in subsection (1), in the proviso, paragraph...
9.In section 237— (a) subsection (2)(f) shall cease to have...
10.In section 238, subsection (4) shall cease to have effect....
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12.In section 252, the words from “whether such expenses” to...
16.In section 259— (a) in subsection (1), paragraph (a) shall...
17.In section 260— (a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (e),...
19.In section 262, in subsection (1), in paragraph (b) of...
20.In section 263, in subsection (1), for the words “county...
21.In section 264, subsection (4) shall cease to have effect....
22.In section 265, in subsection (5), the words “with the...
24.In section 268, in subsection (2), the words from “Where...
34.In section 379, in subsection (1)— (a) in the definition...
The Local Government and Miscellaneous Financial Provisions (Scotland) Act 1958
The Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963
The Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964
2.Where by virtue of this Schedule or any other enactment...
3.Where by virtue of this Schedule or any other enactment...
4.Any arrangement made by an education authority or education committee...
5.An education authority may arrange for the discharge of any...
6.No arrangement shall be made by an education authority for...
7.For the purpose of discharging any functions of an education...
8.For the purpose of discharging any functions of an education...
9.Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the number of...
10.A joint committee appointed under paragraph 7 above and a...
12.Every member of a joint committee appointed under this Schedule...
Amendment of Enactments Relating to Housing
1.In section 5(2) (no protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s...
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8.In section 85(1) (contracts) the words from “and which is...
10.In section 97 (local authorities for Part VII), subsection (1)...
11.In section 133(1) (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “let”...
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The Aquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947
The Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950
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83.In section 35(5)(b) (control of use of footpaths and bridleways...
84.In section 38(5)(b) (powers of Secretary of State and local...
85.In section 43 (test of satisfactory condition of vehicles other...
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Amendment of Enactments Relating to Building
Part I The Building (Scotland) Act 1959
1.For any reference to a buildings authority there shall be...
2.Section 1 (constitution of buildings authorities) shall cease to have...
3.In section 2 (general provisions relating to buildings authorities)—
4.In section 4 (relaxation of building standards regulations), in the...
5.In section 6 (application of building standards regulations and building...
8.In section 9 (certificates of completion) subsections (7) and (8)...
9.In section 10 (powers in relation to buildings constructed without...
11.In section 14 (power of local authorities to sell materials...
12.In section 18 (inspection and tests)— (a) in subsection (1)—...
13.Section 20(2) (fees chargeable by buildings authorities) shall cease to...
14.Section 21 (provisions as to master of works) shall to...
15.In section 23 (inquiries) for subsection (2) there shall be...
17.Section 27 and Schedule 8 (transitional provisions) shall cease to...
18.In section 29 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1) the definitions...
19.In section 30(1) (local Act provisions), the proviso shall cease...
20.Schedule 1 (enactments relating to dean of guild court functions...
21.Schedule 2 (provisions relating to buildings authorities which are not...
22.In Schedule 6 (recovery of expenses by charging order) in...
24.In Schedule 9 (minor and consequential amendments) paragraphs 2 and...
Amendment of Enactments Relating to River Purification
Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951
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Amendment of certain Enactments Relating to Transport
Part I Amendment of the Transport Act 1968
1.In section 9 (Passenger Transport Areas, Authorities and Executives), the...
2.In section 10 (powers of Executive), the following amendments shall...
3.In section 11 (financial duty of Passenger Transport Executives) in...
5.For section 13 there shall be substituted the following section—...
6.In section 14 (accounts of Executive), the following amendments shall...
7.In section 15 (further functions of Authority), the following amendments...
8.After section 15 there shall be inserted the following section:—...
9.In section 16(1) (annual report prepared jointly by Authority and...
12.In section 23 (directions given by the Secretary of State)...
13.In section 26(1)(b) (powers of Scottish Group), for the words...
14.For section 34 there shall be substituted the following section—...
15.In section 35(1)(b)(iv), for the words “county or town” there...
16.In section 56(6)(d), for the words “county, town or district”...
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19.For section 115(3) there shall be substituted the following subsection—...
Part II Amendment of Miscellaneous enactments Relating to Transport
Amendment of Enactments Relating to Piers, Harbours, Etc.
The Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937
7.For section 1(2) (transfer of harbours to local authorities), there...
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9.In section 7(1)(b) (minor works), for the words from “any...
10.For section 18 (responsibility for deficiency), there shall be subtituted...
11.In section 21 (borrowing), the following amendments shall be made—...
12.In section 31(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “harbour authority”,...
13.For Schedule 3 there shall be substituted the following Schedule:—...
2.Where by virtue of this Schedule or any other enactment...
3.Where by virtue of this Schedule or any other enactment...
6.For the purpose of discharging any functions of a local...
7.For the purpose of discharging any functions of a local...
8.Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the number of...
9.A joint committee appointed under paragraph 6 above and a...
10.At least two-thirds of the members appointed to a joint...
11.Every member of a joint committee appointed under this Schedule...
Amendment of Enactments Relating to Public Libraries, Museums and Art Galleries
The Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1887
1.The whole Act shall cease to have effect except sections...
2.For section 2 (definitions) there shall be substituted the following...
3.In section 10 (lands, etc., may be purchased or rented)—...
4.In section 21 (powers of committee)— (a) for any reference...
6.For section 24 (exhibition of byelaws previous to confirmation), there...
Amendment of Enactments Relating to Planning
The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968
7.In section 6(1) (planning control in new towns), for the...
8.In section 23(2)(i) (extinguishment of public rights of way), for...
9.In section 35(2) (development corporations may transfer undertaking), for the...
10.In section 36(2)(a)(i) (winding up of development corporations), for the...
11.In section 41(2) (application of certain enactments), for the words...
12.In section 47(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”,...
13.In Schedule 1 (procedure for designating site of new town),...
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972
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Adaptation and Amendment of Enactments
Part II Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Allotments (Scotland) Act 1892
16.In section 2(1) (duty to acquire land for allotments), the...
17.In section 6(2) (management of allotments), for the words “the...
18.In section 8(2) (recovery of rent), for the words from...
19.In section 14 (register of tenancies), for the words “the...
20.In section 16 (definitions), in the definition of “local authority”,...
The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897
26.In section 3 (definitions),— (a) the definitions of “ sanitary...
27.In section 6, for the words “parish council” there shall...
28.For section 12 there shall be substituted the following section—...
29.Section 15 (reports and returns), shall cease to have effect....
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35.In section 31 (waterclosets etc. used in common) the words...
36.In section 32 (offensive businesses) in subsection (2), the words...
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39.In section 39 (scavenging of highways)— (a) in the first...
41.In section 94 (power to require additional supply of water),...
43.Section 121 (combination of local authorities as to sewerage) shall...
48.Sections 191 (saving for county councils and standing joint committees)...
The Police, Factories &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916
The Church of Scotland (Property and Endowments) Amendment Act 1933
The National Assistance Act 1948
89.In section 33(1) (local authorities for certain purposes of the...
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91.In section 47(12) (removal of persons in need of care),...
92.In section 48(4) (temporary protection for property of hospitalised persons),...
94.In section 65(e) (application to Scotland), for the words “county...
The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
100.In section 21(1) (nature reserves), after the word “borough” there...
102.In section 99(2) (contributions by local authorities), for the words...
103.In section 103(7) (acquisition of land), for the words from...
104.In section 104(10) (appropriation etc. of land), for the words...
105.In section 106(4)(a) (byelaws), for the words from “1947” to...
The Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956
121.In section 20 (cleaning of shell-fish), at the end there...
123.In section 26 (administrative authorities), the following amendments shall be...
124.In section 27 (public analysts), at the end there shall...
125.In section 29(3) (analysis of samples), after the words “local...
126.In section 35(2) (quarterly reports) for the words “local authority”...
The Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956
The Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964
The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
183.In section 1, in subsection (2) (local authorities for the...
184.In section 2(2) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted...
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186.In section 94(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “prescribed”, in...
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Part I The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892
8.In section 20, for the word “commissioners”, where it second...
9.In section 27(2), for the words “town council” there shall...
11.In section 55, for the word “commissioners” there shall be...
13.In section 105, for the words “their inspector of lighting,...
14.In section 115, for the words “sanitary inspector” there shall...
15.In section 117, for the words “sanitary inspector”, in both...
16.In section 118, for the words from “burgh surveyor” to...
17.In section 119, for the words “sanitary inspector” there shall...
18.In section 120, for the words “inspector of cleansing or...
19.In section 121, for the words “inspector of cleansing or...
21.In section 126, for the words “sanitary inspector” there shall...
25.In section 138, for the word “council”, in both places...
26.In section 145, for the words “burgh general assessment” there...
28.In section 151, for the word “treasurer” there shall be...
31.In section 186, for the word “commissioners”, in both places...
36.In section 248, for the words “burgh surveyor” there shall...
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41.in section 305, for the words “commissioners or magistrates” there...
43.In section 307, for the word “commissioners”, where it first...
45.In section 312, for the word “officers” there shall be...
46.In section 316, for the word “commissioners”, where it first...
47.In section 325, after the word “their”, in both places...
48.In section 330, for the words “burgh general assessment” there...
50.In section 341, the words from “and the commissioners” to...
51.In section 365, for the words “town council” there shall...
52.In section 367, for the words “collector in any burgh”...
54.In section 372, for the words “the general expenses of...
55.In section 381, in subsection (10), for the words “commissioners...
56.In section 385, for the word “magistrates” there shall be...
60.In Schedule V, in paragraph (2)(d), after the words “one...
Part II The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1903
68.In section 21, for the words “town council” there shall...
69.In section 23, for the words “town council” there shall...
70.In section 30, for the words “town council” there shall...
72.In section 35, for the words “burgh surveyor”, in both...
77.In section 44, for the words “town council” there shall...
84.In section 81, for the word “magistrates” there shall be...
91.In section 104(2), the following amendments shall be made—
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