▁Government ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁combining ▁the ▁L er wick ▁Town ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Z et land ▁County ▁Council . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁seats ▁were ▁un cont ested . ▁ ▁A ggreg ate ▁results ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Category : 1 9 7 4 ▁Scottish ▁local ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁Gar ry ▁H ollow ay ▁F G AA , ▁D ip DT , ▁J AA ▁App ra iser , ▁left ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁ge ology ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁established ▁Melbourne ▁diam ond ▁design ▁award ▁winning ▁j ew eller , ▁P reci ous ▁Met als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁studied ▁the ▁Fire ▁S cope ▁while ▁undert aking ▁the ▁Gem ological ▁Association ▁of ▁Australia ’ s ▁Diam ond ▁Di pl oma . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁passion ate ▁interest ▁in ▁diam ond ▁cut . ▁▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Gem ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁America ' s ▁‘ br ill iance ’ ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁this ▁passion ▁became ▁a ▁cr us ade ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁cut ▁quality ▁of ▁all ▁diam onds . ▁▁▁ ▁Gar ry ▁developed ▁the ▁H ollow ay ▁C ut ▁Ad vis er ▁( H CA ) ▁system ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁port able ▁Ide al - Scope ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁both ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁C ut ▁Group ▁organ izer ▁and