Islands council areas of Scotland (original) (raw)

Between 1975 and 1996 there were three island-only council areas of Scotland: * Orkney * Shetland * Western Isles The islands council areas were the only unitary councils created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which came into force in 1975. Notably, they were the only unitary authorities created by the local government reforms of the 1970s in Great Britain; which otherwise applied a two-tier structure. They did not form districts within the regions of Scotland because their remoteness made it unviable.