were to be ex officio members of the district council. The first elections of district councillors took place on 8 April 1930. It was not required for districts to be formed in Kinross-shire and Nairnshire unless the joint county council so directed. In the event, a district council was formed for the landward part of Nairnshire, but Kinross-shire county council performed the functions of a district council. Services provided by the councils Following the reorganisations of 1929 and 1930 the different tiers of Scottish local government were responsible for the following major services: ‡ Outside large burghs † Where the burgh had a population of 50,000 or more, or had a separate police force in existence. See also List of local government areas in Scotland 1930–75 References Bibliography Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo.5 c.25) Michael Lynch, Scotland: A New History, Pimlico 1993, pp. 435 and 436. 1929 in British law History of local government in Scotland Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Scotland United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1929 1929 in Scotland Scottish Poor Laws