The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017

Transitory provision: modern limited duration tenancies

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5.  Until the coming into force of section 92 of the 2016 Act (repairing tenancies: creation) for all purposes, section 5A(1)(c) of the 2003 Act (modern limited duration tenancies)(1) is to be read as if the reference to “a repairing tenancy”(2) was omitted.

(1)

Section 5A was inserted by section 85(3) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”). Section 85(3) is commenced by these Regulations.

(2)

Section 92 of the 2016 Act provides for the establishment of a new type of tenancy to be known as “a repairing tenancy”. Section 92 of the 2016 Act has not yet been commenced.