Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

52Reports on right to buy

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(1)The Scottish Ministers—

(a)must, within 4 years of the coming into force of this section, and

(b)may, from time to time thereafter,

prepare and publish a report on the matters set out in subsection (2).

(2)Those matters are—

(a)the extent to which tenants have exercised their rights under Part III of the 1987 Act to purchase the houses which are the subject of the tenancies, and

(b)the effect of the exercise of those rights on—

(i)the nature and condition of the housing stock,

(ii)the needs of persons for housing accommodation, and

(iii)the demand for, and availability of, housing accommodation.