| Administrative History | Regional councils in Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65). A two-tier system of local government was instituted with regional councils responsible for functions including strategic planning, social work, education, electoral registration, roads, transport, valuation and rating, water and sewerage, police and fire. Regional councils were elected in 1974 and acted as shadow authorities until 16 May 1975, when they assumed full powers.
Grampian Regional Council replaced in 1975 the county councils of Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banffshire, and Moray (except the parish of Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie and the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey), the corporation of Aberdeen and the town councils of the small burghs within the region.
District Councils had oversight over: Local Planning, Development Control, Urban Development, Housing, Building Control, Libraries, Leisure and Recreation. In Grampian Region there were 5 Districts: Banff and Buchan, Gordon, City of Aberdeen, Moray and Kincardine and Deeside District.
Regional, islands and district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). They were replaced in 1996 by a single-tier local government structure. The successor authorities to Grampian Region Council in 1996 were Aberdeen City Council, and Aberdeenshire Council.Some functions, including water and sewerage, were removed from local government and arrangements were made for others to be carried out by the successor authorities jointly. |