Police Burgh of Kirkintilloch
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TitlePolice Burgh of Kirkintilloch
ReferenceBK
Date1686-1975
Archival historyKirkintilloch was created a police burgh in 1836 under the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101). Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. Under the Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. C.49) the police commissioners were abolished in favour of the older term of 'provost, bailies and councillors'. Kirkintilloch Burgh was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65), and its powers were assumed by Strathclyde Regional Council and Strathkelvin District Council. These in turn were replaced by East Dunbartonshire Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).
Level of descriptionfonds
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch
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