Small burgh

Small burgh
Category	Burgh
Location	Scotland
Found in	Counties
Created by	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929
Created	1930
Abolished by	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Abolished	1975

Asmall burghwas a unit oflocal governmentinScotlandcreated by theLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1929in 1930. The Act reclassified existing burghs into two classes,largeand small burghs. While large burghs became largely independent of thecounty councilsof thecountyin which they lay, small burghs lost many of their powers to the county authority. Small burghs were responsible for such matters as housing, lighting and street cleaning and drainage. Police forces maintained by small burghs were merged with the county force.

Small burghs were abolished in 1975by theLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973,with the administration of their areas passing to new district councils within theregions,or to islands area councils established under the Act. In many casescommunity councilswere established to represent the views of the townspeople.

For a complete list of small burghs seeList of local government areas in Scotland 1930 - 1975.