{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1947/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1947/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/10-11/43",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1947",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate with amendments the enactments relating to authorities for the purposes of local government in Scotland.\n[31st July 1947]",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Power to modify Act conferred by Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45, SIF 130), s. 48(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act modified by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), ss. 1, 43, Sch. 1 paras. 1(4), 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 4(1), 26(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act applied by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 5(7), 26(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act applied (1. 4. 1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60, SIF 103:2), 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))."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act applied (prosp.) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), ss. 111(9), 119(2) (with s.118(1)(2)(4))."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.10.1947 see s. 382(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Act except where otherwise expressly provided extends only to Scotland"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "The text of ss. 209–215, 217–257, 379, 381(1)(i)–(vii)(ix)–(xiii)(2)(5), 382, Schs. 5, 14 was taken from S.I.F. group 103:2 (Rating: Scotland); the text of ss. 1–208, 216, 258–382, Schs. 1–14 was taken from S.I.F. Group 81:2 (Local Government: General, Scotland); provisions omitted from S.I.F. have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/43/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:23:51.655435+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."
}