http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/schedule/6/enactedLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973Local governmentGambling and lottery licencesCouncil housingWaste local planPlanning (town and country)King's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-11-22Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973Sch. 7 para. 7(3)Local Government and Housing Act 1989Sch. 11 para. 36s. 195(2)SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 6Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral ArrangementsSection 28.11This Schedule applies to the consideration by the Secretary of State or the Boundary Commission of the electoral arrangements for election of councillors of local government areas.2Having regard to any change in the number or distribution of electors of a local government area likely to take place within the period of five years immediately following the consideration—athe number of local government electors shall be, as nearly as may be, the same in every electoral area of that local government area;bevery regional electoral division shall lie wholly within a single district;cevery district ward shall lie wholly within a single regional electoral division.3Subject to sub-paragraph (2) above, in considering the electoral arrangements referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above regard shall be had to—athe desirability of fixing boundaries which are and will remain easily identifiable;bany local ties which would be broken by the fixing of any particular boundary.2The strict application of the rule stated in paragraph 1(2)(a) above may be departed from in any area where special geographical considerations appear to render a departure desirable.
