Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Local Government Administration

   1. Transfer of Functions

      1. 1. Transfer of functions of parish councils and district boards of control

      2. 2. Transfer of functions to county councils

      3. 3. Transfer of functions of education authorities and of functions relating to police and registration of electors

      4. 4. Transfer of functions from county councils to town councils of large burghs

      5. 5. Provisions relating to or consequential on transfers of functions

   2. Transfer of Property and Liabilities and of Officers

      1. 6. Transfer of property and Liabilities of transferor authorities

      2. 7. Transfer of officers and superannuation funds

   3. Reconstitution and Election of County Councils

      1. 8. Reconstitution of county councils

      2. 9. Election of reconstituted county councils

   4. Combination of and Delegation by Local Authorities

      1. 10. Provisions for uniting burghs and combining counties for certain purposes

      2. 11. Provisions as to combination of local authorities

      3. 12. Committees

      4. 13. Power of delegation by county councils

   5. Schemes for Administration

      1. 14. Schemes for administration of functions

   6. Accounts, Rates and Borrowing

      1. 15. Audit and accounts

      2. 16. Expenditure by local authorities on public utility schemes

      3. 17. Payment by county councils of travelling expenses, &c

      4. 18. Rates relating to transferred functions

      5. 19. Consolidated rate

      6. 20. Amendment of 1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 53. s. 7 (6)

      7. 21. Contributions by burghs to county council

      8. 22. Contributions by burghs to police expenditure

      9. 23. Provision as to borrowing by county or town councils

      10. 24. Mitigation of liability of county councils and town councils of large burghs for temporary loans raised under 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 64

   7. District Councils

      1. 25. Division of counties into districts and establishment of district councils

      2. 26. Provisions relating to district councils

   8. Miscellaneous

      1. 27. Provision for treatment of sick persons

      2. 28. Recovery of expenses of treatment of sick

      3. 29. Power of councils to expend money on public health propaganda

      4. 30. Amendment as to disqualification for pensions under 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 102, and 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 70

      5. 31. Religious instruction in schools

      6. 32. Settlement and irremovability

      7. 33. Provisions as to special districts

      8. 34. Provisions for failure of local authorities with respect to water supply, &c

      9. 35. Medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors

      10. 36. Provision for increase of town councillors in large burghs

      11. 37. Provision as to alteration of register of electors where electoral divisions or wards are altered

      12. 38. Reports and returns

      13. 39. Repeal of 5 Edw. 7. c. 18

      14. 40. Power of local authorities to appropriate property

      15. 41. Amendment of the Public Libraries Acts

      16. 42. Provision as to inquiries

      17. 43. County clerk depute

3. Part II Rating of Agricultural, Industrial and Freight Transport Lands and Heritages

   1. 44. Rateable value of agricultural lands and heritages

   2. 45. Rateable value of industrial and freight transport lands and heritages

   3. 46. Amendment of 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 44

   4. 47. Adjustments as to rating relief between landlords and tenants

   5. 48. Relief to occupiers of agricultural lands and heritages not to be taken account of for certain purposes

   6. 49. Provisions as to valuation roll

   7. 50. Commencement and provision for the year 1929-30

   8. 51. Construction

4. Part III Exchequer Grants and other Financial Provisions

   1. Discontinued Grants

      1. 52. Discontinuance of grants

   2. General Exchequer Contributions

      1. 53. Payment of General Exchequer Contributions

      2. 54. Payments out of Road Fund towards General Exchequer Contribution

      3. 55. Apportionment of General Exchequer Contributions

   3. Grants to Counties

      1. 56. General Exchequer Grants to counties

      2. 57. Additional Exchequer Grants to counties

   4. Grants to Small Burghs, &c

      1. 58. General Exchequer Grants to small burghs, &c

      2. 59. Compensation for losses on account of special rates

      3. 60. Supplementary Exchequer Grants to counties

   5. Grants to Large Burghs

      1. 61. General Exchequer Grants to large burghs

      2. 62. Additional Exchequer Grants to large burghs

      3. 63. Supplementary Exchequer Grants to large burghs

   6. Contributions of County and Town Councils in respect of Welfare of the Blind and Mental Defectives

      1. 64. Contributions to voluntary associations in respect of the welfare of the blind and mental defectives

   7. General

      1. 65. Payment of grants

      2. 66. Power to reduce grants

      3. 67. Application of Exchequer Grants to county and town councils

      4. 68. Power of Department to pay council's contributions to voluntary association or society out of sums payable as General Exchequer Grant

      5. 69. Government property

      6. 70. Power to make regulations

      7. 71. Method of apportionment between authorities of expenditure and grants for purposes of the Seventh and Eighth Schedules

      8. 72. Investigation of working of Rules of Seventh Schedule, Parts III and IV

      9. 73. Interpretation of Part III

   8. Transitory Provisions

      1. 74. Power to adjust grants in respect of alteration of areas before 16th May 1930

      2. 75. Commencement and grants in respect of period beginning 1st October 1929

5. Part IV General

   1. 76. Orders

   2. 77. Interpretation

   3. 78. Declaration of intention as to future increases of local expenditure

   4. 79. Repeals

   5. 80. Citation and commencement

6. 1. FIRST SCHEDULE

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   2. THIRD SCHEDULE

   3. FOURTH SCHEDULE

   4. FIFTH SCHEDULE

   5. SIXTH SCHEDULE

   6. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

   7. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

   8. NINTH SCHEDULE