10.—(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987(1) is modified as follows.
(2) In section 69A(1)(a) (power to refuse to sell houses required for police purposes)(2), for the first “a” to “(c.77)” substitute “the Scottish Police Authority as landlord in relation to a house which it holds for the purposes of maintaining the Police Service of Scotland”.
(3) In section 82 (interpretation of Part III)(3), in the definition of “police authority”, for the first “a” to “section 19” substitute “the Scottish Police Authority established by section 1 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)”.
Section 69A was inserted by section 144 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17), subject to savings specified in S.S.I. 2011/96.
Section 82 has been amended by Part 2 of schedule 8 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8). There are other amendments to section 82 which are not relevant to this Order.