Housing (Scotland) Act 2014

83 Transitional provision for existing site licences

(1) This section applies to a site licence issued under the 1960 Act which—

(a) was issued before the day on which section 66 comes into force in respect of land which is a relevant permanent site,

(b) is in force on that day.

(2) The site licence continues in force until the earliest of—

(a) the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which section 66 comes into force,

(b) the day on which the licence is revoked under, or expires in accordance with, the provisions of the 1960 Act, or

(c) the day on which a Part 1A site licence is issued in relation to the site.

(3) During the period for which a site licence continues in force under this section, the provisions of Part 1A of the 1960 Act do not apply to the site licence or in respect of the land which is a relevant permanent site.

(4) In this section, “Part 1A site licence” and “relevant permanent site” have the same meanings as in section 32Z6 of the 1960 Act (as inserted by section 82).