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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 heading substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 6(20)(a) (with sch. 1)
2(1)The [F2First-tier Tribunal] may, in considering an application, make such inquiries as [F3it thinks] fit for the purposes of determining whether the landlord has complied with the duty imposed by section 14(1)(b) in relation to the house concerned.S
(2)Inquiries may be made about matters other than those to which the application relates.
(3)Inquiries must include—
(a)consideration of any timeous written representation made by or on behalf of the landlord [F4, the tenant or, as the case may be, third party applicant] ,
(b)where the [F5First-tier Tribunal] receives a timeous request to make an oral representation, hearing any such representation made by or on behalf of the landlord [F6, tenant or, as the case may be, third party applicant] who made the request, and
(c)consideration of any report about the state of repair of the house concerned which the [F5First-tier Tribunal] requests a third party to prepare.
(4)A representation or request is timeous if it is received—
(a)by the day specified [F7in accordance with] paragraph 1(1)(c), or
(b)where a later day is specified [F8in accordance with paragraph 1(2)(b) or (4)(b)] , by that later day.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in sch. 2 para. 2(1) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 6(20)(c)(i)(aa) (with sch. 1)
F3Words in sch. 2 para. 2(1) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 6(20)(c)(i)(bb) (with sch. 1)
F4Words in sch. 2 para. 2(3)(a) substituted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 26(2)(a), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/272, art. 2, sch.
F5Words in sch. 2 para. 2(3) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 6(20)(c)(ii) (with sch. 1)
F6Words in sch. 2 para. 2(3)(b) substituted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 26(2)(b), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/272, art. 2, sch.
F7Words in sch. 2 para. 2(4)(a) substituted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 26(2)(c), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/272, art. 2, sch.
F8Words in sch. 2 para. 2(4)(b) substituted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 26(2)(d), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/272, art. 2, sch.