Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short-title

3. 2. Extent of Act

4. PART I Constitution of a Local, Government Board for Scotland

   1. 3. Establishment of Local Government Board for Scotland

   2. 4. Constitution of Board

   3. 5. Seal, style, acts, orders, and rules of Board

   4. 6. Transfer of officers

   5. 7. Construction of Acts and deeds, &c

5. PART II Constitution and Election of Parish Councils

   1. 8. Establishment of parish councils

   2. 9. Number of parish councillors for each parish

   3. 10. Electing body

   4. 11. Married women not disqualified

   5. 12. Registration of parish electors

   6. 13. Parish wards

   7. 14. Regulations as to election of parish councillors in landward parish, &c

   8. 15. Regulations as to election of parish councillors in burghal parish, &c

   9. 16. Notice of election and nomination papers, &c

   10. 17. Powers and duties of returning officer

   11. 18. Supplemental provision as to elections

   12. 19. Office of parish councillor and regulations regarding parish council

   13. 20. Disqualification for parish councils

6. PART III Powers and Duties transferred to Parish Councils

   1. 21. Parochial boards to cease

   2. 22. Parish councils to take the place of parochial boards

7. PART IV New Powers conferred upon Parish Councils in Landward Parishes and Landward Parts of Parishes

   1. 23. Landward committees to be constituted in certain parishes

   2. 24. Additional powers of parish councils

   3. 25. Powers for acquisition of land

   4. 26. Leasing of land for allotments or common pasture

   5. 27. Special parish rate may be levied

   6. 28. Borrowing for this Part of Act

   7. 29. Maintenance of public ways

8. PART V Parish Trusts

   1. 30. Powers of parish councils over parish charities and churchyards

9. PART VI Supplemental

   1. 31. Use of schoolrooms

   2. 32. Incorporation of parish council

   3. 33. Committees of parish councils

   4. 34. Appointment of joint committees

   5. 35. Parish accounts

   6. 36. Audit of accounts

   7. 37. Local annual budget

   8. 38. Borrowing by parish councils

   9. 39. Duty of Board and of county and town councils and burgh commissioners to bring Act into operation

   10. 40. Chairman of district committee and of parish council to be justice

   11. 41. Absence from meetings

   12. 42. Protection of rights of way

   13. 43. Power to heirs of entail to grant land belonging to an entailed estate

   14. 44. Formation of lighting and scavenging districts, and provision of public baths

   15. 45. Valuation roll to show special districts

   16. 46. Additional powers to alter parish areas

   17. 47. Current rates

   18. 48. Transfer of property

   19. 49. Transfer of debts and liabilities

   20. 50. Existing officers and servants

   21. 51. Tenure and duties of officers transferred to parish council

   22. 52. Saving for pending actions, &c

   23. 53. Saving for securities in discharge of debts

   24. 54. Definitions

   25. 55. Repeal of Acts

10. PART VII Transitory Provisions

    1. 56. Transitory provisions for first election

11. SCHEDULES.

    1. SCHEDULE I

       Enactments repealed

    2. SCHEDULE II

    3. SCHEDULE III

    4. SCHEDULE IV