# Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Paragraph 12

Extent: S

In this Schedule—
“islands council” shall, as the context may require, be construed either as a reference to the islands council of Orkney, Shetland or the Western Isles as the council in question exist or existed before 1st April 1996 or as a reference to Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council or Western Isles Council;
“statutory provision” means a provision, whether of a general or of a special nature, contained in, or in any document made or issued under, any Act and irrespective of whether the Act itself is of a general or of a special nature; and
“successor” shall be construed in accordance with section 92(9) of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/39/schedule/11/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994/schedule-11/paragraph-12
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