Complex sentence: In Scotland, local government counties, created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, were abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, in favour of regions and districts and islands council areas.
Split into simpler sentences: In Scotland, local government counties were created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. Under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, local government counties were abolished in favour of regions and districts and islands council areas.