Article 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 Commencement No.5) Order 1995.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;

• “the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973^f1; and

• “local authority” means—

  1. (i)

     a council in respect of which an ordinary election of councillors took place on 6th April 1995 in terms of section 5(2) of the Act; and

  2. (ii)

     the islands councils of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.