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THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, 30th DECEMBER 1960. 815 between the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man on the COUNTY COUNCIL OF (ROSS AND CROMARTY one hand and Bulgaria on the other hand will be as follows: NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with the terms of Minimum charge Charge for each Section 147(5) of the (Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947, for a call not additional minute Effective that die County Council of the County of Ross and Cromarty exceeding 3 minutes or part thereof date have resolved to extend the boundaries of Muir of Ord £ s. d. £ s. d. Special Lighting and Scavenging Districts. Bulgaria 13 0 44 dst January The full terms of -the resolution and a plan showing the 1961. boundaries of the Special Districts may be inspected in fine office of the undersigned during ordinary office hours from Dated this 6th day of December 1960, 4th to 17th January 1961. W. D. Ross, County Clerk. County Buildings, Dingwall. 21st December 1960. COPYRIGHT tACT, 1956 PERFORMING RIGHT TRIBUNAL Ref. No.PRTjlO/60 NOTICE Is Hereby Given .pursuant to (Rule 5 of the COUNTY COUNCIL OF ROSS AND CROMARTY Performing Right Tribunal Rules, 1957 (as amended by die Performing Right Tribunal (Amendment) Rules, 1959) of a NOTTOE is hereby given in accordance with the terms of reference to the Tribunal under Section 25 of the Copyright Section 147 2) of the (Local Government Scotland) Act, 1947, Act, 1956, by Highland (Securities) Ltd. of 1 Kingly Street, chat the County Council of tihe County of Ross and Cromarty, London W.1. (hereinafter called " the referor "). propose to dissolve the existing special scavenging districts of Muir of Ord, Conon, Maryburgh, Contin & James ton, A copy of the reference has been served on the Performing Strathpeffer and Evanton, and to form a Regional Special Right Society Ltd, of (Copyright House, 29/33 Berners Scavenging District comprising the areas of the aforemen- Street, London W.I (hereinafter called " the licensing body "). tioned Special Districts with the addition of the villages of The reference concerns a dispute with regard to a licence Garve, Blairninich and Marybank. scheme, known as " Tariff jE" and dated 4th September The full terms of the proposal may be inspected in die 1958, now operated by the licensing body, under which the office of the undersigned during ordinary office hours from licensing body grants licences for establishments with musical 4th co 24th January 1961. performances to which no specific charge for admission is made by the licensees (either to the premises as a whole or The proposal will be considered by the County Council to those parts of the premises where music is performed). at a meeting to be held within the Sheriff Court House, County (Buildings, Dingwall, on Wednesday, 25lh January The referor states that it is the owner of a restaurant 1961, at 2.30 p.m. known as " The Gay Gordon" carried on at 21 Royal W, D. Ross, County Clerk. Exchange 'Square, Glasgow C.I, claims that it requires a licence in a case to which the scheme applies, and alleges County Buildings, Dingwall. that the scheme is unreasonable in that the fee to -be paid 23rd December 1960. under Tariff IE in respect of these ipremdses is excessive. Any organisation or person wishing to be made a party to the proceedings must apply to the undersigned by 27th January 1961. J. (OowBN, Secretary. COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF STIRLING Performing Right Tribunal, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) QA Kin&sway, (6th Floor), London WJC.2. ACT, 1947 AMENDMENTS TO COUNTY OF STIRLING DEVELOPMENT PLAN THE Lord Lyon King of Arms has appointed Sir Rupert NOTICE Is Hereby Given ithat proposals for alterations to Iain Kay Moncrieffe of chat Ilk, Baronet, Unicorn Pursui- the above Development Plan (hereinafter referred to as " the vant of Arms to be (Albany Herald as from 1st January proposals") were submitted to the Secretary of State for 1961 in room of Major Charles (Ian Eraser of Reelig, TJX, Scotland on <the Twenty-second day of December Nineteen DJL., resigned on account of ill-health. hundred and Sixty. The proposals relate to land situate The Lord Lyon King of Arms has appointed John Inglis within the landward area of the County at, Dunipace, Carron Drever Pottinger, Linlithgow Pursuivant-Extraordinary to and Avonbridge. fee Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms as from 1st January 1961 A certified copy of the proposals as submitted has been dn room of Sir iRuoert Jain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, deposited for inspection by the public at the office of the Baronet, appointed Albany Herald. County Planning Department, 18 Melville Terrace, Stirling. H. A. B. LAWSON, A certified copy of the proposals so far as they relane to Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records. each of the undermentioned areas has also been deposited for inspection by the public at each of the places mentioned Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh. below: 2fcth December 1960. County Council Offices, West Bridge Street, Falkirk (Amendments relating to Avonbridge and Carron only). District Council Offices, Stirling Street, Denny (Amendment relating to Dunipace). COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF (ABERDEEN Each copy of tihe proposals so deposited is available for NOTICE IS (Hereby Given in accordance with Section 147(5) inspection by the public free of charge, at the place* men- of the Local Government {.Scotland) lAct, 1947 that the tioned above between the hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 pjn. 1 to 5 p.m. on week days and between the hours of 9 a-m. and County Council of dhe County of Aberdeen have resolved — 12 noon on Saturdays, with the exception of 26th December (1) to form Pitcaple, Udny Station and Westfulls, Skene in 1960 and 2-nd and 3rd January 1961. the (County of Aberdeen, into Special Lighting Districts; (Any objection or representation with reference to the pro- (2) to alter, by extending, the 'boundaries of the following posals must be made in writing to -the Secretary of State {Special Lighting Districts—Bridge of (Don, Dinner and before the Fifteenth day of February Nineteen hundred and Pittnedden; Sixty-one. The objection or representation must state the (3) to alter, by extending, the lloundaries of the following grounds on which it is made and should be addressed to the Special Drainage Districts—Dinnet and Pitmedden; and Secretary, Department of Health for Scotland, St. (Andrew's (4) to alter, by extending, the County Special Scavenging House, Edinburgh 1. Any {person making such an objection Oistrict by the inclusion, of subjects at (Bridge of Don, or representation may, by sending to the County Clerk, Dinnet, Pitcaple and Pitmedden. County Offices, Viewfortfa, Stirling, a request in writing, The fuM terms of the [Resolution and me plans showing specifying therein an address for service, require the County the boundaries of the Special Districts a* formed and exten- Clerk to serve him with a notice of the eventual amendment ded may be inspected at the County Buildings, Aberdeen to Ae Development Plan. during ordinary business hours from 30th December I960 Dated Twenty-third day of December Nineteen until H6th January 1961. and Sixty. JAMES L. CRAIG, County Clerk. JAMES D. KENNEDY, County Buildings, Clerk to the Local Planning A 22 Union Terrace, Aberdeen. County 27th (December 1960. Viewforth, Stirling..
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