1 Local government areas in Scotland.S
(1)Scotland shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Act, have local government areas for the administration of local government on and after 1st April 1996.
(2)Scotland shall be divided into the local government areas named in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act, and those areas shall comprise the areas described in column 2 of Part I.
(3)On 1st April 1996—
(a)all local government areas existing immediately before that date which are regions or districts; and
(b)all regional and district councils,
shall cease to exist.
(4)Part II of Schedule 1 (provisions as to boundaries) shall have effect.