# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Paragraph 63


In section 22 (burgh churches)—
(a) after subsection (2), there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(2A) References in any scheme made under this section of this Act and in subsection (2) above to the magistrates or the town council of a burgh and to the burgh within which a burgh church is situated shall, on and after 16th May 1975, be construed respectively as references to the council of the district and to the district within which that burgh church is situated.”;
(b) in subsection (3), for the words “town council of the burgh” there shall be substituted the words “ council of the district ” and for the words “town council”, where second occurring, there shall be substituted the words “ district council ”;
(c) in subsection (4)—
(i) before the word “burgh”, where second, third and fourth occurring, there shall be inserted the word “ former ”;
(ii) the words “ continue to ” shall cease to have effect;
(iii) for the words “town councils of the said burghs” there shall be substituted the words “ councils of the districts in which these churchyards are situated ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/schedule/27/paragraph/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/schedule-27/paragraph-63
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