1991 in Scotland

Events from 1991 in Scotland

Incumbents

• Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)

Events

• 4 April – Social services in the Orkney Islands are criticised for their handling of more than 100 children who have returned to their families after being taken away over allegations of child abuse.^[1]
• 18 May – Motherwell triumph 4–3 over Dundee United to win the Scottish Cup.
• 9 July – Western Isles Council loses £23 million in the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.^[2]
• 25 July – The Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, which gives full legal capacity to those aged over 16, receives the Royal Assent.
• 13 August – Prince Charles resigns as patron of Scotland's National Museum over a competition to design a new building.^[3]
• 29 August – Alick Buchanan-Smith, Conservative MP for Kincardine and Deeside, dies aged 59.
• 30 August – Liz McColgan wins a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
• 7 November – the Kincardine and Deeside by-election results in the Liberal Democrats gaining the seat from the Conservatives.

See also

• 1991 in the United Kingdom

References