Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894
57 & 58 Vict. c. 58 · Enacted 25 August 1894 · Extends to Scotland
An Act to establish a Local Government Board for Scotland, and make further provision for Local Government in Scotland, and for other purposes.
Annotations to the whole text
Modifications
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Functions of Local Government Board for Scotland now exercisable by Secretary of State: Scottish Board of Health Act 1919 (c. 20), s. 4(1)(a), (5), Sch. 1, Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), s. 1 and Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939 (c. 20), s. 1
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Councils of counties, counties of cities, large burghs, small burghs and districts now abolished and regional, islands and district councils constituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), ss. 1, 2, Sch. 1
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Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
Contents
- 1Short title.
- 2Extent of Act.
- Part s I—III
- 3—22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part IV
- 23—25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 27, 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part V: Parish Trusts
- 30Powers of parish councils over parish charities and churchyards.
- Part VI: Supplemental
- 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 33—35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 42—48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 49—53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 54Definitions.
- 55Repeal.
- Part VII
- 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Schedule 1Schedule 1
- Schedule 2—4Schedule 2—4
1Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1894, and this Act, and the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889, (herein-after called the principal Act,) shall, except as otherwise provided by this Act, be construed as one Act, and may be cited together as the Local Government (Scotland) Acts.
2Extent of Act.
This Act shall extend to Scotland only.
3—22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
23—25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
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30Powers of parish councils over parish charities and churchyards.C1
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The heritors of any parish may transfer the property of any churchyard which they hold to the parish council, and the parish council, if they accept such transfer, shall thereafter hold such churchyard for the same purposes and subject to the same rights for and subject to which it was held by such heritors, and shall have and may exercise and perform all the powers and duties before such transfer vested in or imposed on such heritors in relation to the churchyard transferred (except any power or duty of enlarging or extending such churchyard and assessing for the cost of such enlargement or extension): . . . F2: and provided also that such transfer shall not alter or transfer any liability to assess for the repayment of any debt or the incidence of any assessment levied for such repayment. After such transfer the powers and duties transferred shall no longer be exercised and performed by such heritors.
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42—48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
49—53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
54Definitions.
Expressions used in this Act have the same meaning, if not inconsistent with the context, as expressions used in the principal Act: Provided that, if not inconsistent with the context—
55Repeal.
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Schedule 1F1
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Schedule 2—4F1
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