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The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (1994 c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government structure of 32 unitary authorities covering the whole of Scotland. In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The local government of Scotland is organised into 32 unitary authorities covering the mainland and islands of Scotland. ... A unitary authority is a term used in a two-tier local government system to describe a unit of local government that operates as a single tier. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
It abolished the two-tier structure of regions and districts created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 which had previously covered Scotland except for the island council areas. The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ... The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ... There were three island council areas of Scotland: Orkney Shetland Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) The island council areas date from 1975, but unitary council areas were not created throughout the rest of Scotland until 1996. ...
The Act came into effect on 1 April1996. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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