# The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996, Article 2


In this Order—
(a) “new local government area” means a local government area created by section 1 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(b) any reference to a county or burgh shall be construed as a reference to that county or, as the case may be, burgh, as it existed immediately before the passing of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
(c) any reference to a district, islands area, region, electoral division (except the electoral division of Nigg) or district ward shall be construed as a reference to that district, islands area, region, electoral division or, as the case may be, district ward as it exists immediately before the making of this Order;
(d) any reference to the electoral division of Nigg shall be construed as a reference to that electoral division as it existed immediately before the passing of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
(e) any reference in column 2 of Schedule 2 to an area which is named in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall be construed in accordance with column 2 of Schedule 1 and any reference to the City of Glasgow shall be construed as a reference to the new local government area of the City of Glasgow,
and any reference in this Order to a numbered Schedule is to a Schedule bearing that number in this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/731/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lord-lieutenants-scotland-order-1996/article-2
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