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F1Sch. 1 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(d), Sch. 2
Region | Area covered by reference to existing administrative areas |
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Highland | The county of Caithness. |
The county of Nairn. | |
The County of Sutherland. | |
In the county of Argyll—the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish, Kinlochleven. | |
The county of Inverness (except the districts of Barra, Harris, North Uist, South Uist). | |
In the county of Moray—the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale. | |
The county of Ross and Cromarty (except the burgh of Stornoway; the district of Lewis). | |
Grampian | The county of the city of Aberdeen. |
The county of Aberdeen. | |
The county of Kincardine. | |
The county of Banff. | |
The county of Moray (except the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey; the district of Cromdale). | |
Tayside | The county of the city of Dundee. |
The county of Angus. | |
The county of Kinross. | |
The county of Perth (except the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch); the parish of Muckhart). | |
Fife | The county of Fife. |
Lothian | The county of the city of Edinburgh. |
The county of East Lothian. | |
The county of Midlothian (except the electoral divison of Heriot and Stow). | |
The county of West Lothian (except the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness). | |
Borders | The county of Berwick. |
The county of Peebles. | |
The county of Roxburgh. | |
The county of Selkirk. | |
In the county of Midlothian—the electoral division of Heriot and Stow. | |
Central | The county of Clackmannan. |
In the county of Perth—the burghs of Callander, Doune, Dunblane; the Western district (except the electoral division of Ardoch); the parish of Muckhart. | |
The county of Stirling (except the burgh of Kilsyth; Western No. 3 district; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton)). | |
In the county of West Lothian—the burgh of Bo’ness; the district of Bo’ness. | |
Strathclyde | The county of the city of Glasgow. |
The county of Bute. | |
The county of Dunbarton. | |
The county of Lanark. | |
The county of Renfrew. | |
The county of Argyll (except the district of Ardnamurchan; the electoral divisions of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven). | |
The county of Ayr. | |
In the county of Stirling—the burgh of Kilsyth; Western No. 3 district; the electoral division of Kilsyth West; the polling district of Kilsyth East (Banton). | |
Dumfries and Galloway | The county of Dumfries. |
The county of Kirkcudbright. | |
The county of Wigtown. |
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