The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012

Inspections and inquiries

6.—(1) Any inquiry or audit which has been carried out before the appointed day under paragraph 16 or 17 of schedule 7 to the 2001 Act is, on and after that day, to be treated as inquiries which have been made under section 42 of the 2010 Act.

(2) Where any such inquiry or audit is being carried out immediately before the appointed day, on and after that day—

(a) the inquiry or audit may be continued as inquiries made under section 42 of the 2010 Act;

(b) paragraph 16 of schedule 7 to the 2001 Act is to continue to have effect in respect of any requirement made under that paragraph before the appointed day (except that the requirement is to be treated as having been made by the Regulator or a person appointed by it when making inquiries under section 42 of the 2010 Act); and

(c) anything else done by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers or the person carrying out the inquiry or audit before the appointed day is to be treated as having been done by or in relation to the Regulator or a person appointed by it when making inquiries under section 42 of the 2010 Act.