UK Act of Parliament 1975 United Kingdom

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975

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Local Authority

What's here

10 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 3 journeys

Penalty landscape

2 of 10 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 3
  • Occupier 1

Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Relevant guidance

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Direct — cites this Act

1 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

2 guides

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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Occupiers also bound by 101 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part I — Finance

s.001

Valuation of shootings and deer forests

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Assessors must list shooting rights and deer forests in valuation rolls Statutory regulator
s.001

Draft valuation roll and draft valuation notices

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Assessor must publish draft valuation rolls and notify occupiers Statutory regulator
s.003

Assessor’s powers of entry for valuation purposes.

Fine up to £1,000
  • Refuse entry or obstruct a valuation assessor Any Person
s.007

Provisions as to setting of non-domestic rates.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must set non-domestic rates for each local authority Crown / Minister / Government department
s.008

Failure to pay instalments

  • Pay missed business rate instalments within 7 days of a reminder Occupier
Browse 25 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.002

Mark in valuation roll for new or improved properties

s.003

Proposal to alter entry in valuation roll

s.003

Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal

s.007

Provisions as to setting of non-domestic rates.

s.009

Interest on rates paid in error.

s.015

Direct Labour Organisation/ Direct Services Organisation Accounts.

Part II — Local Administration

Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.029

Consideration of adverse reports.

Part III — Miscellaneous and General

Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

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