Kinross County Council and District Councils

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Records of Milnathort Special Water, Drainage, Lighting and Scavenging District, 1896-1962; Kinross District Council, cash book, 1930-1966; Youth Service Panel, 1944-1946; Registers under the Explosives, Petroleum and Road transport Lighting Acts, 1893-1976; Motor car Licenses and Registration, 1904-1975; Weights and measures regulations, 1826-1970, Registers of Societies, Licensing Court and Places of Public Refreshment, 1914-1963; Mann Bequest 1938-1950
Administrative / Biographical History
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 required county councils to draw up a scheme of district councils, to be composed partly of directly elected district councillors and partly of the county councillors from electoral divisions within the district. District councils had various responsibilities delegated to them by the county council under a scheme of delegation. These might include the letting of houses, the upkeep of cemeteries and until 1948 the poor law. District councils also administered special districts or committees responsible for certain functions such as scavenging or water supply, financed by additional rates. District councils were abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
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