{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1981/section-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1981/section-42.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/23",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1981",
  "path": "section/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the 1956 Act” means the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956;\n“the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966;\n“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;\n“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975; and\n“the 1978 Act” means the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1978.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1956 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1966 c. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1973 c. 65."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1975 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1978 c. 14."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/23/section/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:13.424750+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."
}