Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14)

PART 1 S Right to buy

1 Abolition of the right to buy S

(1) Sections 61 to 81, 84 and 84A of the 1987 Act (right to buy provisions) are repealed.

(2) Section 52 of the 2001 Act (reports on right to buy) is repealed.

(3) Sections 145 to 147 of the 2010 Act (duties to collect information in relation to right to buy) are repealed.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1(1) in force at 1.8.2016 by S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, sch. (with art. 4)

I2 S. 1(2) in force at 20.11.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, Sch.

I3 S. 1(3) in force at 20.11.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, Sch.

I4 S. 1(3) in force at 1.7.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, sch.

2 Amendment of right to buy provisions S

In the 1987 Act—

(a) in section 61ZA(1) (limitation on the right to purchase: new tenants), after “occupation” insert “ as a tenant ”, and

(b) in section 61F (limitation on the right to purchase: new supply social housing), repeal the words “created before the relevant day” in each place where they occur.

Commencement Information

I5 S. 2 in force at 20.11.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 5)