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==History== The area takes its name from the two historical [[Shires of Scotland|shires]] of [[Perthshire]] and [[Kinross-shire]]. Each was administered by a [[Sheriff principal|sheriff]] from medieval times, supplemented by [[Commissioners of Supply|commissioners of supply]] from 1667 and then by a [[county council]] from 1890.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Keith |title=Act of the convention of estates of the kingdom of Scotland etc. for a new and voluntary offer to his majesty of Β£72,000 monthly for the space of twelve months, 23 January 1667 |url=http://www.rps.ac.uk/trans/1667/1/10 |website=Records of the Parliament of Scotland |publisher=University of St Andrews |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref><ref>[[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889]]</ref> [[File:PERTH & CLACKMANNAN SHIRES Civil Parish map.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Perth & Clackmannan Shires. 1854. Civil Parish map]] Perthshire was one of the largest counties, whereas Kinross-shire was one of the smallest; it was the least populous Scottish county in the [[1921 United Kingdom census|1921 census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1921 Census of Scotland, County Report |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/census/table/S1921COU_M1 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref> In 1930 the county councils for Perthshire and Kinross-shire were combined for most purposes. The two councils continued to be elected as separate bodies, but operated together as the 'Perth and Kinross Joint County Council', serving the combined area of the two counties.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929|year=1929|chapter=25|section=10|access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|city=e|issue=18972|page=165|date=16 March 1971|access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref> Local government was reformed in Scotland in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]]. Mainland Scotland's counties, [[burgh]]s and [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930β1975)#Sub-county authorities|landward districts]] were replaced with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Perth and Kinross was created as one of the districts within the [[Tayside]] region. As established in 1975, Perth and Kinross covered the whole of Kinross-shire, and the majority of the pre-1975 Perthshire, with three exceptions: a large area in the south-west of the county which went to the new [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]] district, [[Muckhart]] which went to [[Clackmannanshire|Clackmannan]] district, and [[Longforgan]] which went to the city of [[Dundee]]. Perth and Kinross also included the parish of [[Kettins]] from [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref> A [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]] covering the same area as the new district was created at the same time.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975|year=1975|number=428|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref> In 1996, local government in Scotland was reformed again under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]]. The regions and districts were abolished and replaced by unitary council areas. One such area was named by the 1994 Act as 'Perthshire and Kinross', covering the area of the 1975β1996 district of Perth and Kinross, plus an area transferred from Dundee roughly matching the pre-1975 parish of Longforgan.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|schedule=1|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="ColumbiaKinross">{{cite book |last1=Lagasse |first1=Paul |last2=Columbia University |title=The Columbia Encyclopedia - Credo Reference |date=2018 |publisher=Columbia University Press |edition=8th |url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/columency/kinross_shire/0 |access-date=24 August 2020 |chapter=Kinross-shire}}</ref><ref name="ColumbiaPerthshire">{{cite book |last1=Lagasse |first1=Paul |last2=Columbia University |title=The Columbia Encyclopedia - Credo Reference |date=2018 |publisher=Columbia University Press |edition=8th |url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/title/columency?tab=entry_view&heading=perthshire&sequence=0 |access-date=24 August 2020 |chapter=Perthshire}}</ref> The shadow authority elected in 1995 to oversee the transition requested a change of name from 'Perthshire and Kinross' to 'Perth and Kinross' in December 1995, which was agreed by the government before the new council area came into force on 1 April 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical information from 1973 onwards |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ordnancesurvey.co.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fboundary-legislation-changes-from-1973.xls&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |website=Boundary-Line support |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> The Perth and Kinross lieutenancy area was adjusted to match the new council area in 1996.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996|year=1996|number=731|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>
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