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Collection IN2/3 - South Uist & Barra District Committee
Identity area
Reference code
GB3002 IN2/3
Title
South Uist & Barra District Committee
Date(s)
- 1890-1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
South Uist & Barra District Committee
(1890-1930)
Administrative history
The Local Government Act 1889 established District Committees to fulfil the responsibilities of County Council at a local level. South Uist & Barra District Committee therefore administered certain roles on behalf of Inverness-shire County Council headquartered in Inverness. The District Committee was composed of County Councillors for the district and representatives from the Parish of South Uist and the Parish of Barra. The Committee was governed by the regulations of the Inverness-shire County Council to which it reported periodically. Their main functions were the administration of Roads & Bridges Acts and Public Health (which included housing). They also dealt with various concerns that fell outwith the remit of the South Uist and Barra Parochial Boards (later Parish Council)
The Local Government Act 1929 lead to the abolition of South Uist & Barra District Committee and the Parish Council’s of South Uist and Barra with their powers being transferred to the new South Uist District Council and a separate Barra District Council.
The Local Government Act 1929 lead to the abolition of South Uist & Barra District Committee and the Parish Council’s of South Uist and Barra with their powers being transferred to the new South Uist District Council and a separate Barra District Council.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Internal transfer from Museum nan Eilean (Accn 2011-13)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minute books 1890-1930; ledgers 1897-1929
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into series. Within series, records are arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper volumes
Finding aids
Digital and manual item level list available in searchroom of Tasglann nan Eilean Siar
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
GB 3002 IN6/1 Records of Barra District Council 1930-1956 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar)
GB 3002 IN6/4 Records of South Uist District Council 1930-1974 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar)
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- South Uist & Barra District Committee (Creator)