{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/schedule-15/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/schedule-15/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/65",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973",
  "path": "schedule/15/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 29 (interpretation)—\n(a) in subsection (1) the definitions of “buildings authority”, “burgh”, “landward area” and “master of works” shall cease to have effect and for the definition of “local authority” there shall be substituted the following definition—\n““local authority” means the council of an islands area or district, except that in the case of a district situated within the Highland, Borders or Dumfries and Galloway region it means the council of that region;”;\n(b) in subsection (4) for the words “a county council or a town council” there shall be substituted the words “or a local highway authority” ;\n(c) subsections (6) and (7) shall cease to have effect;\n(d) in subsection (8) the words “two or more buildings authorities or” and the words “such one of those buildings authorities or, as the case may be” shall cease to have effect;\n(e) subsection (9) shall cease to have effect.",
  "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/15/paragraph/18",
    "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."
}