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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/323",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (Commencement No.7 and Savings) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994-commencement-no7-and-savings-order-1996",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 1996",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nProvision of the Act\nSubject matter\nSection 6\nDate of elections\nSection 21\nApplication of section 211 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to joint boards\nSection 22\nCommunity councils\nSection 30\nRating authorities\nSection 31\nEducation\nSection 32\nCo-operation between education authorities\nSection 35\nAmalgamation schemes\nSection 41\nAmendment of section 13 of the Transport Act 1968\nSection 45\nChief social work officer\nSection 48\nAmendment of District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975\nSection 51(1), (2), (4) and (5)\nRegistration of births, deaths and marriages\nSection 53\nRecords held by local authorities\nSection 54(1) to (4)\nUse, acquisition and disposal of records\nSection 58 (so far as not already in force)\nFurther provision as to discharge of functions by authorities\nSection 65(1)\nGeneral duties of Secretary of State and of new authorities\nSection 68(2) and (3)\nFunctions of Customers Council\nSection 72\nReferences to Monopolies and Mergers Commission\nSection 75\nMaximum charges for services provided with help of new authority\nSection 78\nLiability of occupiers etc. for charges\nSection 79(4)\nRecovery of charges by diligence\nSection 80\nPower to demand and recover charges not to affect duty to maintain domestic water supply etc.\nSection 82\nArrears of charges: restrictions on voting\nSection 99\nCompulsory acquisition of land\nSection 100\nDisposal of land\nSection 102\nEmptying of septic tanks\nSection 105\nRestriction on references to Secretary of State of questions regarding water supply\nSection 106\nRemoval of restriction on supply of water to premises outwith water authority’s limits of supply\nSection 107\nSupply of water for use outwith Scotland\nSection 108\nFurther provision as regards removal of restrictions on supply of water outwith limits of supply\nSection 109\nRight of objection to proposed laying of mains\nSection 110\nVesting of certain supply pipes\nSection 111\nDuty of water authority to keep map showing water mains etc.\nSection 112\nSimplification of provisions as respects opting for water supply by meter\nSection 117\nDirections in the interests of national security\nSection 118(2) and (3)\nAnnual report\nSection 119\nRecords held by new authorities\nSection 120(2)\nNotice of proposal to investigate new source of water supply\nSection 121\nPower of new authorities to promote or oppose private legislation\nSection 127(1) (so far as not already in force)\nThe Principal Reporter\nSection 132\nDuty of Administration to provide accommodation etc. for children’s hearings\nSection 139\nReport by local authority for purpose of investigation preliminary to children’s hearing\nSection 140\nPower of local authorities to provide assistance to voluntary organisations\nSection 142\nOrganisation of polling districts\nSection 144\nDenominational schools: proposals under section 22D of Education (Scotland) Act 1980\nSection 145\nProvision of school transport and other facilities\nSection 162(2)\nAbolition of Scottish Valuation Advisory Council\nSection 164(3), (4) and (5)\nCalculation of limits on spending\nSection 174\nPower of local authority to submit amending schemes to Secretary of State\nSection 183(2), (4) and (5)\nInterpretation and amendment of statutory references\nSchedule 4\nAmendments to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972\nSchedule 10\nRecovery by diligence of charges payable to a collecting authority by virtue of section 79 of the Act",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 211 was amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), section 159."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1968 c. 73."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1975 c. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1980 c. 44; section 22D was inserted by the Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58), section 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1972 c. 53."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}