http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/section/13Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in Scotland; to amend Part II of the Transport Act 1968; and for connected purposes.1984-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-08-12Expert Participation2025-08-01 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973Sch. 7 para. 7(3)Local Government and Housing Act 1989Sch. 11 para. 36s. 195(2)Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973s. 201(4)Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026s. 49(2)(b)s. 59(2)Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973s. 204ANatural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026s. 49(3)s. 59(2) Part II13 Boundaries Scotland may, in consequence of a review conducted by it under this Part of this Act, make proposals to the Secretary of State for effecting changes appearing to Boundaries Scotland desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government by any of the following means or any combination of those means (including the application of any of the following paragraphs to an area constituted or altered under any of those paragraphs):athe alteration of a local government area;bthe constitution of a new local government area;cthe abolition of a local government area;da change of electoral arrangements for any local government area which is either consequential on any change in local government areas proposed under this section or is a change (hereafter in this Part of this Act referred to as a “substantive change”) which is independent of any change in local government areas so proposed.S. 13 power to transfer or modify functions conferred (30.11.2000 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 19(3), 163(2)(3) (with s. 156(6))Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (20.8.2004) by Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9), ss. 4(2), 17(2); S.S.I. 2004/351, art. 2 (with art. 3)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (4.10.2018) by Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12), s. 20(3)(4), 31(2); S.S.I. 2018/282, reg. 2S. 12 cross-heading substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(14); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.Words in s. 13 substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(2)(b); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.Words in s. 13 substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(3)(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.Word in s. 13 substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(4)(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.