Housing Act 1974

15E+WThe sheriff shall have jurisdiction, either in the course of any proceedings relating to a dwelling-house or on an application made for the purpose by the landlord or the tenant, to determine any question—

(a)as to the application of this Part of this Schedule to any tenancy or as to any matter which is or may become material for determining any such question, or

(b)as to the amount of rent recoverable under a tenancy to which paragraph 13 above applies;

and section 123(1) of the 1971 Act shall apply to any application to the sheriff under this paragraph as it applies to any application under any of the provisions mentioned in section 123(3) of that Act.