Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Laws relating to Local Government in Scotland.
Citation52 & 53 Vict. c. 50
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent26 August 1889
Commencement15 May 1890
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesEdinburgh Bridges and Highways Act 1713
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1976
Relates toLocal Government Act 1888 (E&W)
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland. In this it followed the pattern introduced in England and Wales by the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41).