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Local Government in Scotland Act 2003

Section 12 – Proper accounting practice

35.Section 12(1) places local authorities under a duty to observe proper accounting practice. Subsection (2) specifies the sources, statutory and otherwise, to which local authorities should have regard in fulfilling their duty under the section. Subsection (3) indicates how local authorities should set out to resolve any conflict between these sources.

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