Editing North Ayrshire (section)

==History==
North Ayrshire was created in 1996 under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]], which replaced Scotland's previous local government structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts with unitary [[council area]]s providing all local government services. North Ayrshire covered the same area as the abolished [[Cunninghame]] district, and also took over the functions of the abolished [[Strathclyde Regional Council]] within the area.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=29 December 2022}}</ref> The area's name references its location within the [[shires of Scotland|historic county]] of Ayrshire, which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975 when Cunninghame district and Strathclyde region had been created, although the islands of [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] and [[The Cumbraes]] had been in Buteshire prior to 1975.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=29 December 2022}}.</ref> North Ayrshire forms part of the [[Ayrshire and Arran]] [[lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996|year=1996|number=731|accessdate=5 January 2023}}.</ref>