Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to establish a Local Government Board for Scotland, and make further provision for Local Government in Scotland, and for other purposes.
Citation	57 & 58 Vict. c. 58
Territorial extent	Scotland
Royal Assent	25 August 1894
Other legislation
Repealed by	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929
Status: Repealed

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 58) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It created a Local Government Board for Scotland, and replaced existing parochial boards with parish councils.

Part I of the act created the 'Local Government Board for Scotland'. The board had similar powers to those already established in England, Wales and Ireland. These included the making of orders effecting boundary changes for local authorities and for allowing them to carry out such functions as water and gas supply, tramways and other ancillary activities. The president of the board was the Secretary for Scotland.

Part II established a parish council in every parish, while part III of the Act transferred the powers of the abolished parochial boards to the new parish councils.

Finally, part IV gave new powers to landward parishes ("landward" referring to areas outside a burgh), and the landward parts of parishes partly in a burgh to acquire buildings for public offices and lay out recreation grounds.

References

"The Scotch Local Government Bill". The Times (London). April 28, 1894. p. 9.
Atkinson, Mabel (March 1903). "The Organization of Local Government in Scotland". Political Science Quarterly (The Academy of Political Science) 18 (1): 59–87. doi:10.2307/2140619. JSTOR 2140619.
Raw-Fogo, J A (June 1899). "Local Finance in Scotland". The Economic Journal (Blackwell Publishing) 9 (34): 184–203. doi:10.2307/2956800. JSTOR 2956800.
Dunbabin, J P D (October 1977). "British Local Government Reform: The Nineteenth Century and after". The English Historical Review (Oxford University Press) 92 (365): 777–805. doi:10.1093/ehr/xcii.ccclxv.777. JSTOR 567654.

External links

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 (c.58) - UK Statute Law Database

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