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An Act to transfer to county councils and to the town councils of certain burghs in Scotland functions of existing local authorities relating to poor relief, lunacy and mental deficiency, education, public health, and other matters; to amend the law relating to local government in Scotland; to extend the application of the Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act, 1928, to lands and heritages in which no persons are employed, to net and cruive salmon fishings and to minerals let but unworked; to grant relief from rates in the case of the lands and heritages in Scotland to which that Act applies; to discontinue grants from the Exchequer for certain purposes in Scotland and to provide other grants in lieu thereof; and for purposes consequential on the matters aforesaid.
[10th May 1929]
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C1Words of enactment omitted under authority ofStatute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62),s. 3
C2Act explained byNational Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78),s. 20(1)(3)
C3Act modified (S.) byDockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52, SIF 58),s. 3(1)(c), and byLegal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2),s. 1,Sch. 1 para. 1(4)
C4Act applied (prosp.) byLocal Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), 111(9), 119(2) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))
C5Act applied (1.4.1992) byValuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60),s. 22(3) (as substituted byLocal Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14),s. 117(1),Sch. 13,para. 10 (withs. 118(1)(2)(4)));S.I. 1992/818,art. 2(a)
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I1Part II (ss. 44-51) in force at 16.5.1929 by s. 50 (now repealed); Act wholly in force at 16.5.1930 by s. 80(2) (now repealed)
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It shall be lawful for any[F16regional, islands or district council] to incur expenditure in making contributions to the central council or committee of an organisation approved by the Department of Health which provides services of the nature of publicity or educational propaganda for any purpose relating to public health, or in the provision by themselves of such services.
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E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only
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F16Words substituted byLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65),Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 73
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C7Functions of Department of Health for Scotland now exercisable by Secretary of State:Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939 (c. 20),s. 1
It shall be lawful for any regional,[F51council constituted under section 2 of the Local Governmentetc. (Scotland) Act 1994] to incur expenditure in making contributions to the central council or committee of an organisation approved by the Department of Health which provides services of the nature of publicity or educational propaganda for any purpose relating to public health, or in the provision by themselves of such services.
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E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Northern Ireland only
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F51Words ins. 29 substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by1994 c. 39,s. 180(1),Sch. 13 para. 16;S.I. 1996/323,art. 4(1)(b)(c)
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F17S. 30 repealed by Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act1929 c. 10 (20 & 21 Geo. 5),Sch. 2
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F18S. 31 repealed byEducation (Scotland) Act 1946 (c. 72),Sch. 8
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F27S. 46 repealed (19.5.1997) by1997 c. 29,s. 33(2),Sch. 4;S.I. 1997/1097,art. 3(b)(d),Sch.
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(1)Subsection (1) of section fourteen of the Act of 1926 (which section contains provisions as to the valuation roll), shall have effect as if after the words “ said Acts show” there were inserted the words “ the net annual value and also,” and as if the words “ and the amount of any deduction from the gross annual value for the purpose of ascertaining the rateable value” were omitted.
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F30Ss. 34,41,49(3)(4),50–52,76 repealed byLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65),Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 74,Sch. 29
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C8The text of s.49(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted:it was not reproduced in SIF and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
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(4)Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any statutory provision shall be construed as a reference to the statutory provision as amended or extended or applied by any subsequent Act, including this Act.
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F41S. 77(2)(3)(5)–(8) repealed byLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65),Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 75(a), Sch. 29
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(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929.
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