1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) Regulations 2018 and shall come into force on 1st May 2019.
(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
2.—(1) Where the landlord is seeking to recover possession of a house which is the subject of a short Scottish secure tenancy created by virtue of section 35 or paragraph 1, 2, or 2A of schedule 6 of the Act the prescribed form of notice for the purposes of section 36(3) of the Act is contained in schedule 1.
(2) Where the landlord is seeking to recover possession of a house which is the subject of a short Scottish secure tenancy created by virtue of paragraph 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 7A of schedule 6 of the Act the prescribed form of notice for the purposes of section 36(3) of the Act is contained in schedule 2.
3. The Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) Regulations 2002(1) are revoked.
4. Nothing in these Regulations affects the validity of a notice under section 36(3) of the Act served prior to 1st May 2019.
KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th May 2018