Part I

Local Government Reorganisation
Chapter 1

Local Government Areas, Authorities and Elections

Local government areas in Scotland.
1
1
Scotland shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Act, have local government areas for the administration of local government on and after 1st April 1996.
2
Scotland shall be divided into the local government areas named in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act, and those areas shall comprise the areas described in column 2 of Part I.
3
On 1st April 1996—
a
all local government areas existing immediately before that date which are regions or districts; and
b
all regional and district councils,
shall cease to exist.
4
Part II of Schedule 1 (provisions as to boundaries) shall have effect.
Pt. I (ss. 1-61) applied (1.4.1996) by 1990 c. 35, s. 21(5) (as inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 164(2)(b); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c))