Abolition of Parish Councils
The parish councils that had been introduced by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 were dissolved. Their responsibilities regarding poor law passed to the county council, other powers passing to the new district councils.
Read more about this topic: Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929
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