Dunfermline Burgh Council

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Dunfermline Burgh Council was the former local government authority responsible for administering municipal affairs in the burgh of Dunfermline, Scotland.

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Dunfermline District Council 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burgh council
local government authority
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Dunfermline NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Scotland
United Kingdom
dissolutionReason local government reorganisation in Scotland
dissolvedIn 1975
existedBefore Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 coming into force
fundedBy government grants
local taxation
governedBy elected councillors
governedFor residents of Dunfermline
governmentType municipal government
hadCeremonialHeadTitle provost
hadChiefOfficialTitle town clerk
hadElectedMembers yes
hasGovernmentBodyRole local authority
hasJurisdictionType urban burgh
headquartersLocation Dunfermline NERFINISHED
jurisdiction burgh of Dunfermline NERFINISHED
legalSystem Scots law NERFINISHED
locatedIn Dunfermline NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Fife NERFINISHED
operatedInLanguage English
operatedUnder Scottish local government legislation
partOf local government in Scotland
system of Scottish burgh councils
replacedBy Dunfermline District Council NERFINISHED
Fife Regional Council NERFINISHED
responsibleFor burial grounds
environmental health
local housing policy
local infrastructure
local licensing
local planning
local roads
local services
municipal affairs
parks and recreation
public health functions
sanitation
street lighting
waste collection
sector public sector

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Dunfermline City Chambers previouslyUsedBy Dunfermline Burgh Council
Dunfermline City Chambers previouslyUsedBy Dunfermline Burgh Council
this entity surface form: Dunfermline District Council