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A full list of local councils in Scotland can be found on [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/scotland_council WhatDoTheyKnow.com] | A full list of local councils in Scotland can be found on [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/scotland_council WhatDoTheyKnow.com] | ||
Schedule 1 Part 1 of the Act lists the following local government areas: | Section 2 of the Act establishes a council for each local government area, each having a name of "The Council" with the addition of the name of the area. Under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, a Council can change the name of their area, and if they change it into Gaelic, can use "Comhairle" in place of "The Council". Schedule 1 Part 1 of the 1994 Act lists the following local government areas: | ||
* {{WDTK|City of Aberdeen|aberdeen_city_council}} | * {{WDTK|City of Aberdeen|aberdeen_city_council}} | ||
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* {{WDTK|North Ayrshire|north_ayrshire_council}} | * {{WDTK|North Ayrshire|north_ayrshire_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|South Ayrshire|south_ayrshire_council}} | * {{WDTK|South Ayrshire|south_ayrshire_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK| | * The Borders, renamed 1995-04-25[http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/23789/pages/1333/page.pdf] to {{WDTK|Scottish Borders|scottish_borders_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Clackmannan|clackmannanshire_council}} | * {{WDTK|Clackmannan|clackmannanshire_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Dumbarton and Clydebank|west_dunbartonshire_council}} | * {{WDTK|Dumbarton and Clydebank|west_dunbartonshire_council}} | ||
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* {{WDTK|Shetland Islands|shetland_islands_council}} | * {{WDTK|Shetland Islands|shetland_islands_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Stirling|stirling_council}} | * {{WDTK|Stirling|stirling_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK| | * Western Isles, renamed 1998-01-01[http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/24288/pages/2733/page.pdf]{{WDTK|Na h-Eileanan an Iar|comhairle_nan_eilean_siar_western_isles_council}} | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 4 April 2010
FOISA Schedule I includes:
- 21 A council constituted by section 2 of [the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39)]
A full list of local councils in Scotland can be found on WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Section 2 of the Act establishes a council for each local government area, each having a name of "The Council" with the addition of the name of the area. Under section 23 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, a Council can change the name of their area, and if they change it into Gaelic, can use "Comhairle" in place of "The Council". Schedule 1 Part 1 of the 1994 Act lists the following local government areas:
- City of Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- North Ayrshire
- South Ayrshire
- The Borders, renamed 1995-04-25[1] to Scottish Borders
- Clackmannan
- Dumbarton and Clydebank
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Dunbartonshire
- City of Dundee
- City of Edinburgh
- Falkirk
- Fife
- City of Glasgow
- Highland
- Inverclyde
- North Lanarkshire
- South Lanarkshire
- East Lothian
- Midlothian
- West Lothian
- Moray
- Orkney Islands
- Perthshire and Kinross
- East Renfrewshire
- Renfrewshire
- Shetland Islands
- Stirling
- Western Isles, renamed 1998-01-01[2]Na h-Eileanan an Iar
