{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/section-201",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/section-201.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/65",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973",
  "path": "section/201",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "201",
  "heading": "Byelaws for good rule and government.",
  "text": "(1) A local authority may make byelaws for the good rule and government of the whole or any part of the their area, and for the prevention and suppression of nuisances therein.\n(2) The confirming authority in relation to byelaws made under this section shall be the Secretary of State.\n(3) Byelaws shall not be made under this section for any purpose as respects any area if provision for that purpose as respects that area is made by, or is or may be made under, any other enactment.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 201 amended (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 12, ss. 40, 51(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 15 (with ss. 42, 46)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 201(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(61); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 201-204 applied (30.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2716, reg. 94"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 201 restricted (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 8 para. 39(2)(a)(iv) (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 201(1) extended by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45), s. 112(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 201(3) excluded by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45), s. 112(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2026/6",
      "affecting_title": "Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2026/6",
      "affecting_title": "Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/section/201",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:46:26.996319+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."
}