The Private Landlord Registration (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2005

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(a) omit "or" which immediately follows subsection (6)(c); and

(b) after subsection (6)(d) insert–


" (e) the house is the only or main residence of the relevant person;

(f) the house is–


(i) on agricultural land which is land comprised in a lease constituting a 1991 Act tenancy within the meaning of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003[2] or comprised in a lease constituting a short limited duration tenancy or limited duration tenancy (within the meaning of that Act); and

(ii) occupied by the tenant of the relevant lease;



(g) the house is on a croft (within the meaning of section 3 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993[3]);

(h) the house is–



(i) on a holding to which any of the provisions of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931 applies;

(ii) not situated in the crofting counties (within the meaning of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993); and

(iii) occupied by the landholder;



(i) the house is occupied by virtue of a liferent;

(j) the house is–



(i) owned by an organisation which has the advancement of religion as its principal purpose and the regular holding of worship as its principal activity; and

(ii) occupied by a person whose principal responsibility is the leading of members of the organisation in worship and preaching the faith of that organisation;



(k) the house is part of an estate of a deceased person and has been held by an executor for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of death; or

(l) the house is in the lawful possession of a heritable creditor and has been held by that creditor for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of possession.".

MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
16th December 2005

[2] 2003 asp 11.back

[3] 1993 c.44.back