Scotland local government regions (1975–1996)
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Scotland local government regions (1975–1996) were a set of upper-tier administrative areas that organized local governance across Scotland during that period before being replaced by the current unitary council system.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division system
ⓘ
subnational administrative unit structure ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 32 Scottish council areas ⓘ |
| fullyAbolishedOn | 31 March 1996 ⓘ |
| fullyOperationalFrom | 16 May 1975 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | mainland Scotland and major islands ⓘ |
| governmentTier | upper tier ⓘ |
| hadElectedCouncilsFrom | 1974 ⓘ |
| hadLegislativeBody | regional council ⓘ |
| hadRegion |
Borders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central ⓘ Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Forth Valley (Central Region) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grampian NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Shetland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Tayside NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTwoTierStructure | true ⓘ |
| includedIslandAreasAsSingleTier |
Orkney Islands
GENERATED
ⓘ
Shetland Islands GENERATED ⓘ Western Isles GENERATED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory local authority areas ⓘ |
| lowerTierUnits | district councils ⓘ |
| numberOfSubdivisions | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | local government of Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-1975 Scottish county and burgh system ⓘ |
| replaced |
Scottish counties (historic)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
landward districts of Scottish counties ⓘ large burghs of Scotland ⓘ small burghs of Scotland ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Scottish unitary council areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | district ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education administration
ⓘ
fire services administration ⓘ local government administration ⓘ police services coordination ⓘ regional roads management ⓘ social work services ⓘ strategic services planning ⓘ transport planning ⓘ |
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