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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994/schedule-13/paragraph-156",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/39",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/156",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "156",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Local Government Act 1988 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In section 1 (interpretation)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) after paragraph (h) insert “ and ”; and\n(ii) paragraph (k) and the word “and” immediately preceding it shall cease to have effect; and\n(b) in subsection (3)(a) for “regional, islands or district council” substitute “ council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”.\n(3) In section 2 (defined activities), after subsection (9) insert—\n“(10) Without prejudice to his powers to make orders or regulations under any other provision of this Part of this Act, the Secretary of State may by order provide that, from 31st March 1995 or such later date as may be specified in the order until such date as may be so specified, being a date not later than 31st December 2001, the provisions of this Part of this Act shall apply in relation to local authorities subject to such modifications as may be so specified.”.\n(4) In section 15 (orders, regulations etc.), in each of subsections (2) and (5), after “section 2(9)” insert “ or 2(10) ”.\n(5) In section 24(6) (interpretation of Part III of Act), in the definition of—\n(a) “local authority”, in paragraph (b), for “regional, islands or district council” substitute “ council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”; and\n(b) “local housing authority”, in paragraph (b), for “an islands or district council” substitute “ a local authority ”.\n(6) In Schedule 2 (public supply or works contracts: the public authorities)—\n(a) after the entry relating to the Peak Park Joint Planning Board insert— “ The Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority. ”; and\n(b) for “regional, islands or district council” substitute “ council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 13 para. 156 partly in force; Sch. 13. para. 156 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 184(2); Sch. 13. para. 156(1)(3)(4) in force at 4.1.1995 by S.I. 1994/2850, art. 3(c)(xii); Sch. 13 para. 156 in force at 1.4.1996 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/1995/25",
      "affecting_title": "Environment Act 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2008/5",
      "affecting_title": "Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/14",
      "affecting_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2005/10",
      "affecting_title": "Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/39/schedule/13/paragraph/156",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:34.733196+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}