Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 HOMELESSNESS AND ALLOCATION OF HOUSING

   1. 1. Homelessness strategies

   2. 2. Advice on homelessness etc.

   3. 3. Homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness

   4. 4. Review of decisions

   5. 5. Duty of registered social landlord to provide accommodation

   6. 6. Duty of registered social landlord: further provision

   7. 7. Persons living in hostel and other short-term accommodation

   8. 8. Common housing registers

   9. 9. Housing lists

   10. 10. Allocation of housing

3. PART 2 TENANTS OF SOCIAL LANDLORDS

   1. CHAPTER 1 SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCIES

      1. Creation and termination of tenancy

         1. 11. Scottish secure tenancy

         2. 12. Restriction on termination of tenancy

         3. 13. Termination of joint tenant’s interest in tenancy

         4. 14. Proceedings for possession

         5. 15. Rights of qualifying occupiers in possession proceedings

         6. 16. Powers of court in possession proceedings

         7. 17. Abandoned tenancies

         8. 18. Repossession

         9. 19. Tenant’s recourse to court

         10. 20. Abandonment by joint tenant

         11. 21. Joint tenancies: abandoning tenant’s recourse to court

      2. Succession

         1. 22. Succession to Scottish secure tenancy

      3. Tenancy agreement and information

         1. 23. Tenant’s right to written tenancy agreement and information

      4. Variation

         1. 24. Restriction on variation of tenancy

         2. 25. Increase in rent or charges

         3. 26. Variation of tenancy by court order

      5. Repairs and improvements

         1. 27. Repairs

         2. 28. Landlord’s consent to work

         3. 29. Reimbursement of cost of work

         4. 30. Right to compensation for improvements

         5. 31. Effect of work on rent

      6. Assignation, subletting and exchanges

         1. 32. Assignation, subletting etc.

         2. 33. Exchange of house

      7. Short Scottish secure tenancies

         1. 34. Short Scottish secure tenancies

         2. 35. Conversion to short Scottish secure tenancy

         3. 36. Recovery of possession

         4. 37. Conversion to Scottish secure tenancy

      8. Miscellaneous and general

         1. 38. Appeals

         2. 39. Application of sections 23 to 33 to other tenancies

         3. 40. Notices

         4. 41. Interpretation of Chapter 1

   2. CHAPTER 2 RIGHT TO BUY

      1. 42. The qualifying conditions

      2. 43. Exemptions from right to buy

      3. 44. Limitation on right to buy: registered social landlords

      4. 45. Limitation on right to buy: pressured areas

      5. 46. Limitation on right to buy: arrears of rent, council tax etc.

      6. 47. Limitation on right to buy: conduct

      7. 48. Houses liable to demolition

      8. 49. Discounts

      9. 50. Assistance to tenants to obtain other accommodation

      10. 51. Right to buy: miscellaneous repeals

      11. 52. Reports on right to buy

   3. CHAPTER 3 TENANT PARTICIPATION

      1. 53. Tenant participation

      2. 54. Consultation with tenants and registered tenant organisations

      3. 55. Tenant management agreements

      4. 56. Tenant management agreements: further provision

4. PART 3 REGULATION OF SOCIAL LANDLORDS

   1. CHAPTER 1 REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS

      1. Registration

         1. 57. The register of social landlords

         2. 58. Eligibility for registration

         3. 59. Registration

         4. 60. Removal from the register

         5. 61. Criteria for registration or removal from register

         6. 62. Appeal against decision on registration or removal

      2. Regulation

         1. 63. Regulation of registered social landlords

         2. 64. Insolvency etc. of registered social landlords

      3. Disposal of land and related matters

         1. 65. Power of registered social landlord to dispose of land

         2. 66. Consent required for disposal of land by registered social landlord

         3. 67. Disposals not requiring consent

         4. 68. Disposals of land: consultation with tenants

      4. Housing management

         1. 69. Inspections

         2. 70. Inspection reports

         3. 71. Appointment of manager

   2. CHAPTER 2 LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING MANAGEMENT

      1. 72. Inspections

      2. 73. Inspection reports

      3. 74. Remedial plans

      4. 75. Remedial plans: appointment of manager

   3. CHAPTER 3 COMMON PROVISIONS

      1. Disposals of tenanted houses: consultation and consent

         1. 76. Disposals of tenanted houses: consultation and consent

      2. Information

         1. 77. Power to obtain information

         2. 78. Power to obtain information: further provision

      3. Guidance

         1. 79. Issue of guidance by the Scottish Ministers

      4. Code of good practice

         1. 80. Code of good practice

      5. Charges for regulatory functions

         1. 81. Charges for regulatory functions of the Scottish Ministers

   4. CHAPTER 4 INTERPRETATION OF PART 3

      1. 82. Meaning of “subsidiary” and “associate”

      2. 83. Interpretation of Part 3

5. PART 4 SCOTTISH HOMES

   1. 84. Transfer of functions to the Scottish Ministers

   2. 85. Property and liabilities

   3. 86. Transfer of staff

   4. 87. Dissolution etc.

6. PART 5 STRATEGIC HOUSING FUNCTIONS

   1. The Scottish Ministers

      1. 88. Statement on fuel poverty

   2. Local authorities

      1. 89. Local housing strategies

      2. 90. Grants for housing purposes

      3. 91. Grants for housing support services

      4. 92. Assistance for housing purposes

      5. 93. Assistance for housing purposes: further provision

      6. 94. Alteration of housing finance arrangements

   3. Meaning of “fuel poverty”

      1. 95. Meaning of “fuel poverty”

7. PART 6 GRANTS FOR IMPROVEMENT, REPAIRS ETC.

   1. Improvement grants

      1. 96. Extension of power to make improvement grants

      2. 97. Application for grant

      3. 98. Age of buildings eligible for grant

      4. 99. Applicant’s contribution to expense of works

      5. 100. Approval of application

      6. 101. Amount of grant

      7. 102. Improvement grants: the tolerable standard and standard amenities

   2. Repairs grants

      1. 103. Amount of repairs grant

   3. Fire escape grants

      1. 104. Grants for means of escape from fire

   4. Improvement of energy efficiency and safety

      1. 105. Improvement of energy efficiency and safety

8. PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

   1. Miscellaneous

      1. 106. Equal opportunities

      2. 107. Local authority maintenance of houses etc. of registered social landlord

      3. 108. Meaning of “family” and “spouse”: cohabitation

   2. General

      1. 109. Orders and regulations

      2. 110. Ancillary provision

      3. 111. Interpretation

      4. 112. Modification of enactments

      5. 113. Commencement and short title

9. 1. Schedule 1

      Tenancies which are not Scottish secure tenancies

   2. Schedule 2

      Scottish secure tenancy: grounds for recovery of possession of house

      1. Part 1 Grounds on which court may order recovery of possession

      2. Part 2 Suitability of accommodation

   3. Schedule 3

      Succession to Scottish secure tenancy: qualified persons

   4. Schedule 4

      Scottish secure tenancy: landlord’s repairing obligations

   5. Schedule 5

      Scottish secure tenancy: alterations, assignation, subletting, exchange etc.

      1. Part 1 Alterations etc. to house

      2. Part 2 Assignation, subletting, exchange etc.

   6. Schedule 6

      Grounds for granting short Scottish secure tenancy

   7. Schedule 7

      Regulation of registered social landlords

      1. Part 1 Control of payments to members etc.

      2. Part 2 Constitution, change of rules, amalgamation and dissolution

      3. Part 3 Accounts and audit

      4. Part 4 Inquiry into affairs of registered social landlords

   8. Schedule 8

      Insolvency etc. of registered social landlords

   9. Schedule 9

      Consultation before certain disposals by local authority landlord or registered social landlord

   10. Schedule 10

       Modification of enactments