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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/schedule-1/part-I",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/65",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/I",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Region\nArea covered by reference to existing administrative areas\nHighland\nThe county of Caithness.\nThe county of Nairn.\nThe County of Sutherland.\nIn the county of Argyll—the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish, Kinlochleven.\nThe county of Inverness (except the districts of Barra, Harris, North Uist, South Uist).\nIn the county of Moray—the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale.\nThe county of Ross and Cromarty (except the burgh of Stornoway; the district of Lewis).\nGrampian\nThe county of the city of Aberdeen.\nThe county of Aberdeen.\nThe county of Kincardine.\nThe county of Banff.\nThe county of Moray (except the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale).\nTayside\nThe county of the city of Dundee.\nThe county of Angus.\nThe county of Kinross.\nThe county of Perth (except the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch); the parish of Muckhart).\nFife\nThe county of Fife.\nLothian\nThe county of the city of Edinburgh.\nThe county of East Lothian.\nThe county of Midlothian (except the electoral divison of Heriot and Stow).\nThe county of West Lothian (except the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness).\nBorders\nThe county of Berwick.\nThe county of Peebles.\nThe county of Roxburgh.\nThe county of Selkirk.\nIn the county of Midlothian—the electoral division of Heriot and Stow.\nCentral\nThe county of Clackmannan.\nIn the county of Perth—the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch); the parish of Muckhart.\nThe county of Stirling (except the burgh of Kilsyth; Western No. 3 district; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton)).\nIn the county of West Lothian—the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness.\nStrathclyde\nThe county of the city of Glasgow.\nThe county of Bute.\nThe county of Dunbarton.\nThe county of Lanark.\nThe county of Renfrew.\nThe county of Argyll (except the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven).\nThe county of Ayr.\nIn the county of Stirling—the burgh of Kilsyth; Western No. 3 district; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton).\nDumfries and Galloway\nThe county of Dumfries.\nThe county of Kirkcudbright.\nThe county of Wigtown.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/schedule/1/part/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-10T03:33:42.931634+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."
}