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There were three islands council areas of Scotland
Scotland

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The islands council areas were unitary council areas dating from 1975, created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
 and notably the only unitary authorities created by the local government reforms of the 1970s in Great Britain; which generally applied a two-tier structure. They did not form districts within the regions of Scotland because their remoteness made it unviable.






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There were three islands council areas of Scotland
Scotland

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  • Orkney
  • Shetland
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)


The islands council areas were unitary council areas dating from 1975, created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
 and notably the only unitary authorities created by the local government reforms of the 1970s in Great Britain; which generally applied a two-tier structure. They did not form districts within the regions of Scotland because their remoteness made it unviable.

Unitary council areas were not created throughout the rest of Scotland until 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

The Local Government etc. Act 1994 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current Local government of Scotland structure of 32 unitary authorities covering the whole of Scotland....
. In most of Scotland, from 1975 to 1996, local government areas consisted of regions and districts
Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
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The islands areas are classed now as three of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland.

The Orkney and Shetland areas were also the areas of county
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 councils which were abolished in 1975. The Western Isles area combined areas which were previously within the county council areas of Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in current use....
 and Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness, or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic, was a general purpose Counties of Scotland of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided for Local government in Scotland purposes between th...
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