Scottish Government Bodies
- Board of Agriculture for Scotland
- abolished and recreated as Department of Agriculture for Scotland in 1928.
- merged with Scottish Office to form Scottish Home Department in 1939.
- Fishery Board for Scotland
- merged with Scottish Office to form Scottish Home Department in 1939.
- Scottish Board of Health
- abolished and recreated as Department of Health for Scotland in 1928.
- Scotch Education Department, created in 1839 but only became active in 1872
- renamed Scottish Education Department in 1918.
- renamed Scottish Office Education Department in 1991.
- renamed Scottish Office Education and Industry Department in 1995.
- Scottish Home Department
- created from the Prison Department, Agriculture Department & the Fishery Board for Scotland in 1939.
- Prison Commission, created in 1877.
- abolished and recreated as Prison Department in 1928.
- merged with Scottish Office to form Scottish Home Department in 1939.
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