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.

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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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Grampian partOf Scotland local government regions (1975–1996)