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||The counties of [[Renfrewshire|Renfrew]], [[Argyllshire|Argyll]] (without the part comprised in the existing sheriff court district of [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]]), [[Dunbartonshire|Dunbarton]], [[Bute]] and that part of the [[Ayrshire|county of Ayr]] comprising the sheriff court district of [[Kilmarnock]] |
||The counties of [[Renfrewshire|Renfrew]], [[Argyllshire|Argyll]] (without the part comprised in the existing sheriff court district of [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]]), [[Dunbartonshire|Dunbarton]], [[County of Bute|Bute]] and that part of the [[Ayrshire|county of Ayr]] comprising the sheriff court district of [[Kilmarnock]] |
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|The districts of [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Dumbarton]], [[Clydebank]], [[Bearsden and Milngavie]], [[Renfrew District|Renfrew]], [[Eastwood, Scotland|Eastwood]], [[Inverclyde]], [[Cunninghame]] and [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] |
|The districts of [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Dumbarton]], [[Clydebank]], [[Bearsden and Milngavie]], [[Renfrew District|Renfrew]], [[Eastwood, Scotland|Eastwood]], [[Inverclyde]], [[Cunninghame]] and [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] |
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||[[Argyll and Bute]], [[North Ayrshire]], [[West Dunbartonshire]], [[Inverclyde]], [[East Renfrewshire]] and [[Renfrewshire]]; part of [[East Ayrshire]] (wards 1-20); and part of [[East Dunbartonshire]] (wards 1-10) |
||[[Argyll and Bute]], [[North Ayrshire]], [[West Dunbartonshire]], [[Inverclyde]], [[East Renfrewshire]] and [[Renfrewshire]]; part of [[East Ayrshire]] (wards 1-20); and part of [[East Dunbartonshire]] (wards 1-10) |
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Sheriffdoms were the origin of the [[counties of Scotland]]. |
Sheriffdoms were the origin of the [[counties of Scotland]]. |
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In the 19th century, the sheriffdoms were grouped, and the [[11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica|1911 |
In the 19th century, the sheriffdoms were grouped, and the [[11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica|1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]] reports that there were only 15 sheriffs of Scotland. [http://6.1911encyclopedia.org/S/SC/SCOTLAND.htm] |
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== Notes and references == |
== Notes and references == |
Revision as of 15:38, 21 November 2010
A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland.
Since 1 January 1975 there have been six sheriffdoms. Previously sheriffdoms were composed of groupings of counties. New boundaries defined sheriffdoms in reference to regions, districts and islands areas which were then to be created on 16 May 1975.[1]
The sheriffdoms were redefined again with effect from 1 April 1996, when new local government areas were created.[2] The boundaries of four sheriffdoms were unchanged. The boundaries of the other two were altered, so as to transfer an area around Chryston from the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin to the sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway. Elsewhere boundaries were simply redefined by reference to new local authority areas and electoral wards.[3]
Each sheriffdom has a full-time Sheriff Principal. Sheriffdoms are divided into Sheriff Court Districts, each with one or more sheriff.
Sheriffdoms were the origin of the counties of Scotland.
In the 19th century, the sheriffdoms were grouped, and the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica reports that there were only 15 sheriffs of Scotland. [1]
Notes and references
- ^ The Sheriffdoms Reorganisation Order 1974 S. I. 1974/2087 (S.191)
- ^ The Sheriffdoms (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996 S. I. 1996/1006 (S.109)
- ^ Explanatory note, The Sheriffdoms (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996