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Scotland - Law | A Wisdom Archive on Scotland - Law | | Scotland - Law A selection of articles related to Scotland - Law | |
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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Scotland - Law | | | |  Scotland - Law: Encyclopedia II - Scotland - PoliticsAs one of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, the head of state in Scotland is the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952). Executive power is derived from the Queen, and exercised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster, and the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. The United Kingdom Parliament retains power over Scotland's taxes, social security system, defence, international relations and certain other areas. The Scottish Parliament has legislative authority for all other areas relating to Scotland, ...
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| | | | | Scotland - Law: Encyclopedia II - Scotland - Subdivisions For the purposes of local government, Scotland was divided into thirty two council areas in 1994. These are unitary authorities responsible for the provision of all local government servicees, including education, social work, environment and roads services. Some of the larger councils are also further divided into area committees. Community councils are informal organsiations that represent specific areas within a council area. The Queen appoints a Lord Lieutenant to represent her in the thirty five lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The 34 cou ...
See also:Scotland, Scotland - Etymology, Scotland - History, Scotland - Politics, Scotland - Law, Scotland - Subdivisions, Scotland - Geography, Scotland - Climate, Scotland - Economy, Scotland - Demographics, Scotland - Language, Scotland - Religion, Scotland - Education, Scotland - Culture, Scotland - Music, Scotland - Literature, Scotland - Sport, Scotland - Media, Scotland - National symbols, Scotland - Gallery of Images Read more here: » Scotland: Encyclopedia II - Scotland - Subdivisions |
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| | | | | Scotland - Law: Encyclopedia II - Scotland - Economy The Scottish economy is closely linked with that of the United Kingdom, and is essentially a capitalist economy with little government interference in private enterprise. After the Industrial Revolution, the Scottish economy concentrated on heavy industry, dominated by the shipbuilding, coal mining and steel industries. Scottish participation in the British Empire also allowed the Scottish economy to export its output throughout the world. However heavy industry declined in the latter part of the 20th century leading to a remarkable shift in ...
See also:Scotland, Scotland - Etymology, Scotland - History, Scotland - Politics, Scotland - Law, Scotland - Subdivisions, Scotland - Geography, Scotland - Climate, Scotland - Economy, Scotland - Demographics, Scotland - Language, Scotland - Religion, Scotland - Education, Scotland - Culture, Scotland - Music, Scotland - Literature, Scotland - Sport, Scotland - Media, Scotland - National symbols, Scotland - Gallery of Images Read more here: » Scotland: Encyclopedia II - Scotland - Economy |
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