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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929

19 & 20 Geo. 5 c. 25 · Enacted 10 May 1929 · Extends to United Kingdom

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 19 May 1997.

An Act to transfer to county councils and to the town councils of certain burghs in Scotland functions of existing local authorities relating to poor relief, lunacy and mental deficiency, education, public health, and other matters; to amend the law relating to local government in Scotland; to extend the application of the Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act, 1928, to lands and heritages in which no persons are employed, to net and cruive salmon fishings and to minerals let but unworked; to grant relief from rates in the case of the lands and heritages in Scotland to which that Act applies; to discontinue grants from the Exchequer for certain purposes in Scotland and to provide other grants in lieu thereof; and for purposes consequential on the matters aforesaid.

[10th May 1929]I1C1C2C3C4C5

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C2

Act explained by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 20(1)(3)

C3

Act modified (S.) by Dockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52, SIF 58), s. 3(1)(c), and by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(4)

C4

Act applied (prosp.) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), 111(9), 119(2) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

C5

Act applied (1.4.1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60), s. 22(3) (as substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13, para. 10 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))); S.I. 1992/818, art. 2(a)

Commencement

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Part II (ss. 44-51) in force at 16.5.1929 by s. 50 (now repealed); Act wholly in force at 16.5.1930 by s. 80(2) (now repealed)

Contents

  1. Part I: Local Government Administration
  2. 1—3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 7—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 10, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 13—17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 21—23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. Miscellaneous
  17. 27, 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 29†Power of councils to expend money on public health propaganda.
  19. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 35—40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 42, 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. Part II: Rating of Agricultural, Industrial and Freight Transport Lands and Heritages
  28. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 46Amendment of 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 44. Repealed
  31. 47, 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 49Provisions to valuation roll.
  33. 50—51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. Part III: Exchequer Grants and Other Financial Provisions
  35. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 53—63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 65—71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 74, 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  42. Part IV: General
  43. 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 77Interpretation.
  45. 78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. 80†Citation and commencement.
  48. Schedule FIRST, SECOND SCHEDULESSchedule FIRST, SECOND SCHEDULES
  49. Schedule THIRD, FOURTH SCHEDULESSchedule THIRD, FOURTH SCHEDULES
  50. Schedule FIFTHSchedule FIFTH
  51. Schedule SIXTHSchedule SIXTH
  52. Schedule SEVENTH, EIGHTH SCHEDULESSchedule SEVENTH, EIGHTH SCHEDULES
  53. Schedule NINTHSchedule NINTH

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5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

7—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

10, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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13—17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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21—23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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27, 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

29†Power of councils to expend money on public health propaganda.C1C2E1 E+W+N.I.

It shall be lawful for any F1regional, islands or district council to incur expenditure in making contributions to the central council or committee of an organisation approved by the Department of Health which provides services of the nature of publicity or educational propaganda for any purpose relating to public health, or in the provision by themselves of such services.

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31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

35—40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

42, 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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46Amendment of 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 44.F1

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47, 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

49Provisions to valuation roll.

C1(1)

Subsection (1) of section fourteen of the Act of 1926 (which section contains provisions as to the valuation roll), shall have effect as if after the words “ said Acts show” there were inserted the words “ the net annual value and also,” and as if the words “ and the amount of any deduction from the gross annual value for the purpose of ascertaining the rateable value” were omitted.

(2)

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3), (4)

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50—51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

53—63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

65—71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

74, 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

77Interpretation.

(1)

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2), (3)

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(4)

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any statutory provision shall be construed as a reference to the statutory provision as amended or extended or applied by any subsequent Act, including this Act.

5)—(8)

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78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

80†Citation and commencement.C1

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929.

(2)

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Schedule FIRST, SECOND SCHEDULESF1

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Schedule THIRD, FOURTH SCHEDULESF1

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Schedule FIFTHF1

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Schedule SIXTHF1

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Schedule SEVENTH, EIGHTH SCHEDULESF1

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Schedule NINTHF1

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