2008 No. 402
HOUSING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Private Landlord Registration (Advice and Assistance) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008
Made 3rd December 2008
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 4th December 2008
Coming into force 12th February 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 99 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
2004 asp 8.

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Private Landlord Registration (Advice and Assistance) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 12th February 2009.

2 Amendment to the Private Landlord Registration (Advice and Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
1 The Private Landlord Registration (Advice and Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are amended in accordance with the following paragraph.
S.S.I. 2005/557.
2 After regulation 4(3) (advice and assistance – tenants) insert–

“4 Where a person who is, or who is considering becoming, a tenant approaches a local authority to enquire about letting practice or landlord registration, the local authority must provide to the person general advice in relation to those matters.”

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S MAXWELL Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 3rd December 2008

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Private Landlord Registration (Advice and Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 to make provision for general advice to be provided by the local authority to persons who are, or who are considering becoming, tenants, adding to the provisions already made in relation to the registration of private landlords under Part 8 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared covering these Regulations.