The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

2.—(1) The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980(1) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In paragraph 10 (displacement of persons) of schedule 28(2)—

(a) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);

(b) for the words from “the Rent (Agriculture)” to “(Scotland) Act 1988” substitute “an enactment mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(2) The enactments referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

(a) the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976,

(b) the Rent Act 1977,

(c) the Housing Act 1988,

(d) the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1975,

(e) the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984,

(f) the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988,

(g) the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.”.

(1)

1980 c.65. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(2)

Paragraph 10 was amended by section 117(1) and Part II of schedule 8 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.58), section 72(2) and paragraph 2 of schedule 9 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43) and section 140(1) and paragraph 29 of schedule 17 of the Housing Act 1988 (c.50).