# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Section 196: Misnomers, etc., not to affect validity of notices, etc.


No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place, omission, mistake or informality in any notice or other document under or for the purposes of this Act shall affect the full operation of the notice or other document if the person or place mentioned is so designated as to be commonly understood, and such omission, mistake or informality is not such as to defeat the object of the notice or other document or cause substantial injustice to any person affected thereby.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/section/196 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/section-196
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