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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Parts I—VIII

    1. 1—173.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part IX Accounts, Funds and Expenses of Local Authorities

    1. 174, 175.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. County Fund and Expenses of County Council

      1. 176—178.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 179. Payments by county council in respect of salaries of procurators fiscal, etc.

      3. 180—186.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 187.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 188—192.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. General

      1. 193. Apportionment of general expenses.

      2. 194.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 195. Savings.

  4. Part X

    1. 196—208.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part XI Levy And Collection of Rates by Rating Authorities and Requisitions for Payment by other Local Authorities

    1. 209—215.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 216. Requisitions by joint committees and joint boards.

    3. 217—220.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 221.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 222.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 223.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 224—227.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 228, 229.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 230.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. Payment of Rates

      1. 231.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 232.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. Assessment Roll

      1. 233. Assessment Roll.

      2. 234.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 235. Rating authority may require owner to furnish statement of lets.

      4. 236. Fractions of a penny of rates.

    12. Demand Note

      1. 237. Demand note for rates.

    13. Appeals against Rates

      1. 238. Appeals against rates.

    14. Levy of Occupiers’ Rates on Owner in Certain Cases

      1. 239.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 240. Owner may be charged with occupiers’ rates where subjects let for less than a year.

      3. 241. Rates on subjects not occupied by same occupier for whole year.

    15. Relief of Rates as between Occupiers

      1. 242. Outgoing occupier to have right of relief for rates against incoming occupier.

    16. Exemptions from Payment of Rates

      1. 243. Occupiers’ rates not to be levied in respect of unlet and unoccupied subjects.

      2. 243A. Relief of rates in respect of lands and heritages partly occupied for a short time.

      3. 243B. Relief of rates in respect of non-domestic lands and heritages not in active use.

      4. 244. Remission of rates on account of poverty.

      5. 245, 246.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    17. Recovery and Priority of Rates

      1. 247. Recovery of rates.

      2. 247A. Sheriff officer’s fees and outlays.

      3. 248, 249.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 250. Recovery of rates from persons removing.

      5. 251, 252.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 253. Misnomers, etc., not to affect proceedings for recovery of rates.

    18. Miscellaneous

      1. 254. Application of Part XI of Act to all rates levied by rating authority.

      2. 255—257.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part XII Borrowing by Local Authorities

    1. 258—269.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 270. Creation of redeemable stock by authority other than local authority having power to raise money by rate or requisition.

    3. 271—296.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. Parts XIII—XVI

    1. 297—316.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. Part XVII Provisions Consequential on Transfer of Functions by or by virtue of this Act

    1. 317.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 318. Transfer and compensation of officers on transfer of functions.

    3. 319, 320.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  9. Part XVIII

    1. 321—331.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  10. Part XIX

    1. 332—335.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  11. Part XX General

    1. 336—360.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  12. Miscellaneous Provisions

    1. 361—376.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 377. Minor consequential amendments of enactments.

    3. 378.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 379. Interpretation.

    5. 380. Interpretation as respects Crown rights.

    6. 381. Repeals.

    7. 382. Short title, commencement and extent.

  13. SCHEDULES

    1. FIRST TO FIFTH SCHEDULES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. SIXTH TO EIGHTH SCHEDULES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. NINTH TO TENTH SCHEDULES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    4. ELEVENTH SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to the Determination and Payment of Compensation to Officers in Case of Transfer of Functions

      1. 1. Procedure for claiming compensation.

      2. 2. General considerations to be applied.

      3. 3. Power to award compensation by way of a lump sum.

      4. 4. Assessment of compensation for determination of whole-time office.

      5. 5. Assessment of compensation for determination of part-time office.

      6. 6. Assessment of compensation for diminution of emoluments.

      7. 7. Rules for computing period of service.

      8. 8. Right of appeal.

      9. 9. Date on which compensation commences.

      10. 10. Suspension of compensation.

      11. 11. Forms.

      12. 12. Interpretation.

    5. TWELFTH SCHEDULE

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    6. THIRTEENTH TO FOURTEENTH SCHEDULES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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