West Lothian County Council records

Primary maker
West Lothian County Council
Production date
Circa 1925-1975
 Description
This collection consists of Valuation Rolls, building warrants and public assistance records, and the records of Bo'ness & Carriden District Councils (1930-1975).

Object detail

Department
Archives Collections
Administrative History
West Lothian County Council was set up in 1889 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973. Part of the geographical area which had been in West Lothian was put into Falkirk District and Central Region - the landward area around the former Burgh of Bo’ness which was also put into Falkirk District and Central Region. County councils were established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c. 50). County councils were made up of elected councillors and took over powers from the commissioners of supply, county road trusts, and local authorities set up under the Diseases of Animals' Acts. They also took over some administrative powers from the justices of the peace but not their licensing or judicial powers. The responsibilities of the commissioners of supply for police matters were transferred to standing joint committees made up of commissioners of supply and county councillors. Parochial boards who had been responsible for duties under the Public Health Acts had such powers transferred to district committees of county councils. The 1889 Act made it compulsory for county councils to appoint full time county medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors. Further reform of county councils came in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V, c. 25). The 1929 Act changed some of the functions of county councils and set up a system of district councils which had certain functions assigned to them by the county council. County councils were abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 (c. 65). The powers of county councils were transferred to regional councils and district councils.
Record level
Collection
Collection
West Lothian County Council/Local Authorities Group
Primary maker
Production date
Circa 1925-1975
Measurements
29 items
Archives finding aids
This catalogue entry provides a summary of the whole collection. Please use the search tools on the Collections Browser to look for information about individual items in this collection.

You can see catalogues of the items in this collection on our website. http://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/archives/finding-aids/stirlingshire.aspx

The main collections of West Lothian County Council are held by West Lothian Council Archives. Records held by Falkirk Archives relate to the area around Bo'ness which is now administered by Falkirk Council.
Restriction
Access restriction
Copying restriction
Accession number
A58/F9

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