1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2002.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
2.—(1) This article has effect subject to the provisions of article 3 below.
(2) The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall, insofar as not already in force, come into force on 1st April 2002 but, where a particular purpose in relation to any such provision is specified in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
3.—(1) Notwithstanding the commencement of provisions by article 2 above, the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987(1) shall continue to apply, on and after 1st April 2002, as it applied immediately before that date, but only for the purposes of an application for–
(a)housing under Part I of that Act; or
(b)accommodation or assistance under Part II of that Act,
made before that date.
(2) Paragraph (1) above is without prejudice to paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Publication and Interpretation etc. of Acts of the Scottish Parliament) Order 1999(2).
IAIN GRAY
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th March 2002