Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

Notification of referral

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1(1)The private rented housing committee to which a tenant’s application is referred under section 23(1) must, as soon as practicable after receiving the reference, serve notice on the landlord and the tenant—

(a)setting out the detail of the application in such manner as the committee think fit,

(b)stating that the president of the private rented housing panel has referred the application to the committee for determination, and

(c)specifying the day by which any—

(i)written representations, or

(ii)request to make oral representations,

must be made.

(2)The day so specified—

(a)must be at least 14 days after the day on which the notice is served, and

(b)may, at the request of either party, be changed to such later day as the committee think fit.

(3)The committee must notify both parties of any change under sub-paragraph (2)(b).