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| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 c. 75. | Rent Act 1965. | The whole Act. |
| 1971 c. 28. | Rent (Scotland) Act 1971. | The whole Act, except, in Schedule 18, Part II. |
| 1971 c. 40. | Fire Precautions Act 1971. | In section 34, the words “Part III of” and the words from “after the Rent” to “effect”. |
| In the Schedule, in Part III, paragraphs 1, 3(1)(c), 3(2) and 3(3); and in Part IV, in paragraph 3, the words from “or is the amount” to “64 (4)”. | ||
| 1971 c. 58. | Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971. | In Schedule 1, paragraph 4. |
| 1972 c. 46. | Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972. | Section 36. |
| Sections 39 to 43. | ||
| Sections 45 to 50. | ||
| Sections 60 to 63. | ||
| Sections 66 and 67. | ||
| Section 68(2). | ||
| Section 77. | ||
| In section 81(2), the words from “and the Rent” to the end. | ||
| Schedule 7. | ||
| In Schedule 9, paragraphs 22 to 30, 31(2) and (3) and 32. | ||
| In Schedule 10, paragraph 4. | ||
| 1972 c. 71. | Criminal Justice Act 1972. | Section 30. |
| 1974 c. 44. | Housing Act 1974. | In Schedule 13, paragraph 23(5) to (7). |
| 1974 c. 45. | Housing (Scotland) Act 1974. | In Schedule 3, paragraphs 34 to 40 and 43. |
| 1974 c. 51. | Rent Act 1974. | The whole Act. |
| 1975 c. 28. | Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975. | Section 17(3). |
| In Schedule 3, paragraph 4. | ||
| 1978 c. 14. | Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1978. | Section 14. |
| 1980 c. 52. | Tenants’ Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980. | Sections 34 to 36. |
| Section 37, except subsections (1) and (5). | ||
| Section 38. | ||
| Section 40. | ||
| Section 41, except subsection (4). | ||
| Sections 42 to 45. | ||
| Section 46(3) and (4). | ||
| Sections 47 and 48. | ||
| Section 49(3). | ||
| Sections 50 to 63. | ||
| Section 64(2). | ||
| 1980 c. 61. | Tenants’ Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Amendment Act 1980. | Section 2(b), (c) and (d). |
| 1980 c. 65. | Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. | Section 155(2). |
| 1982 c. 48. | Criminal Justice Act 1982. | In Schedule 15, paragraph 14. |
| 1965 = | The Rent Act 1965 (1965 c. 75). |
| 1970 = | The Agriculture Act 1970 (1970 c. 40). |
| 1971 = | The Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (1971 c. 28) |
| 1972 = | The Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 (1972 c. 46) |
| 1972 (c. 71) = | The Criminal Justice Act 1972 (1972 c. 71). |
| 1973 = | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. 65). |
| 1974 (c. 44) = | The Housing Act 1974 (1974 c. 44). |
| 1974 (c. 45) = | The Housing (Scotland) Act 1974 (1974 c. 45). |
| 1974 = | The Rent Act 1974 (1974 c. 51). |
| 1975 = | The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (1975 c. 21). |
| 1975 (c. 28) = | The Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 (1975 c. 28). |
| 1978 = | The Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1978 (1978 c. 14). |
| 1980 = | The Tenants’ Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (1980 c. 52). |
| 1980 (c. 61) = | The Tenants’ Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Amendment Act 1980(1980 c. 61). |
| 1980 (c. 65) = | The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (1980 c. 65). |
| 1982 = | The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (1982 c. 48). |
| S.I. 1980H = | The Increase of Rent Restriction (Housing Association) (Scotland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1668). |
| S.I. 1980P = | The Protected Tenancies and Part VII Contracts (Rateable Value Limits) (Scotland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1669). |
| S.I. 1981 = | The Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981 No. 1670). |
| Provision | Derivation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 s. 1; 1972 s. 77(1); 1974 s. 2(3); 1980 s. 43(a); S.I. 1980P. |
| 2 | 1971 s. 2; 1972 s. 36(4); 1974 ss. 1(4)(a), 2. |
| 3 | 1971 s. 3. |
| 4 | 1971 s. 4; 1980 ss. 40(b), 43(a). |
| 5 | 1971 s. 5; 1973 Sch. 13 para. 1; 1974 (c. 44) s. 18(1), Sch. 13 para. 22; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 3 para. 4; 1980 (c. 65) s. 155(2). |
| 6 | 1971 s. 5A; 1974 Sch. 2 para. 2; 1980 ss. 44, 45. |
| 7 | 1971 s. 6; 1980 s. 40(2). |
| 8 | 1971 s. 7. |
| 9 | 1980 s. 34. |
| 10 | 1971 s. 9. |
| 11 | 1971 s. 10. |
| 12 | 1971 s. 11. |
| 13 | 1980 s. 35. |
| 14 | 1980 s. 36(1), (2), (4). |
| 15 | 1971 s. 12. |
| 16 | 1971 s. 13; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 17 | 1971 s. 14. |
| 18 | 1971 s. 15; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 19 | 1971 s. 17. |
| 20 | 1974 s. 13. |
| 21 | 1971 s. 18. |
| 22 | 1965 s. 30; 1972 (c. 71) s. 30; 1975 s. 289B(1)(6); 1982 s. 55(2). |
| 23 | 1965 s. 32; 1971 Sch. 18 Pt. II; 1980 s. 42. |
| 24 | 1965 s. 33; 1970 s. 99. |
| 25 | 1965 ss. 34, 35; 1971 Sch. 18 Pt. II. |
| 26 | 1965 s. 36. |
| 27 | 1965 s. 45. |
| 28 | 1971 s. 19; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 para. 11; 1980 s. 37(6). |
| 29 | 1971 s. 21; 1972 s. 36(3), Sch. 9 para. 23; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2para. 12; 1980 ss. 37(6), 48(2), 49(3), 61. |
| 30 | 1971 s. 22. |
| 31 | 1971 s. 23. |
| 32 | 1971 s. 25. |
| 33 | 1980 s. 37(2)–(4). |
| 34 | 1972 s. 42; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 para. 18; 1980 s. 38(1). |
| 35 | 1972 s. 43. |
| 36 | 1972 s. 45; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 para. 19. |
| 37 | 1971 s. 31(1)–(3); 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 para. 13; 1980 s. 37(6). |
| 38 | 1971 s. 31(4), (5); 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 para. 13; 1980 s. 37(6); 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 39 | 1971 s. 32. |
| 40 | 1971 s. 34. |
| 41 | 1971 s. 35; 1972 s. 47; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 42 | 1971 s. 36; 1972 s. 36(1). |
| 43 | 1971 s. 37; 1973 Sch. 13 para. 2; S.I. 1981. |
| 44 | 1971 s. 38. |
| 45 | 1971 s. 39; 1973 Sch. 13 para. 3. |
| 46 | 1971 s. 40; 1974 s. 4(3), Sch. 1 para. 17; 1980 s. 48(3). |
| 47 | 1971 s. 41. |
| 48 | 1971 s. 42; 1972 s. 36(5); 1974 Sch. 1 para. 18; 1980 s. 47. |
| 49 | 1971 s. 43; 1972 s. 40; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 paras. 14, 15; 1980s. 37(6). |
| 50 | 1971 s. 44; 1974 s. 4(4); 1980 s. 48(1). |
| 51 | 1971 s. 44A; 1972 s. 39. |
| 52 | 1971 s. 44B; 1980 s. 50. |
| 53 | 1971 s. 46; 1972 Sch. 9 para. 24. |
| 54 | 1971 s. 47. |
| 55 | 1972 s. 60; 1980 s. 38(2). |
| 56 | 1972 s. 61; 1974 (c. 44) Sch. 13 para. 23(5); 1980 s. 38(3). |
| 57 | 1972 s. 62; 1971 s. 33; 1974 (c. 44) Sch. 13 para. 23(6); 1975 ss. 289F(6), (8), 289G(4). |
| 58 | 1972 s. 63; 1978 s. 14; S.I. 1980H, Arts. 2, 3; S.I. 1984 No. 501. |
| 59 | 1972 s. 66; 1974 (c. 44) Sch. 13 para. 23(7); 1980 s. 41(3). |
| 60 | 1972 s. 67; S.I. 1980H, Art, 3, proviso. |
| 61 | 1972 ss. 68(2), 78(1). |
| 62 | 1971 s. 83; 1973 Sch. 13 para. 6. |
| 63 | 1971 s. 85; 1972 Sch. 9 para. 25; 1980 ss. 10(2), 40(3), 53(1). |
| 64 | 1971 s. 86; 1972 s. 77(2); 1980 ss. 43, 54; S.I. 1980P. |
| 65 | 1971 s. 87; 1975 ss. 289F(6), (8), 289G(4). |
| 66 | 1971 s. 88; 1972 Sch. 9 para. 26; 1974 s. 9(1)(2). |
| 67 | 1971 s. 89; 1973 Sch. 13 para. 9; 1974 s. 9(3). |
| 68 | 1971 s. 90(1); 1974 s. 9(4). |
| 69 | 1971 s. 91; 1974 s. 9(5); 1975 ss. 457A(3)(b), 289B(1), (6); 1982s. 55(1), (2). |
| 70 | 1971 s. 91A; 1980 s. 51. |
| 71 | 1971 s. 92. |
| 72 | 1971 s. 93. |
| 73 | 1971 s. 94. |
| 74 | 1971 s. 95; 1974 s. 10(2). |
| 75 | 1971 s. 95A; 1974 s. 14(3). |
| 76 | 1971 s. 95B; 1980 s. 55. |
| 77 | 1971 s. 96. |
| 78 | 1971 s. 97(3). |
| 79 | 1971 s. 98; 1975 s. 289H. |
| 80 | 1971 s. 99. |
| 81 | 1971 s. 100; 1974 s. 9(6). |
| 82 | 1971 s. 101; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 83 | 1971 s. 102; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 84 | 1971 s. 103. |
| 85 | 1971 s. 104; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 86 | 1971 s. 105. |
| 87 | 1971 s. 106; 1975 ss. 289E(5), 289F(6), (8), 289G(4). |
| 88 | 1971 s. 107. |
| 89 | 1971 s. 108; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 90 | 1971 s. 109; 1980 s. 57. |
| 91 | 1971 s. 110(1), (3). |
| 92 | 1971 s. 111. |
| 93 | 1971 s. 112. |
| 94 | 1971 s. 116; 1974 sch. 1 para. 19. |
| 95 | 1971 s. 117. |
| 96 | 1971 s. 118. |
| 97 | 1971 s. 119. |
| 98 | 1971 s. 119A; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 20, Sch. 2 para. 6; 1980 s. 58. |
| 99 | 1971 s. 120. |
| 100 | 1971 s. 121; 1975 ss. 289F(8), 289G(4). |
| 101 | 1971 s. 121A; 1980 s. 60. |
| 102 | 1971 s. 122; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 21. |
| 103 | 1971 s. 123(1), (3); 1972 Sch. 9 para. 32. |
| 104 | 1971 s. 124; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 22. |
| 105 | 1971 s. 125(1), (3); 1972 Sch. 9 para. 27; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 23;1980 s. 62. |
| 106 | 1971 ss. 80, 82; 1972 Sch. 7 para. 8; 1974 (c. 45) Sch. 3 para. 39; 1980 s. 59. |
| 107 | 1971 s. 126; 1982 Sch. 15 para. 14; 1965 s. 44. |
| 108 | 1971 s. 127; 1975 s. 289H. |
| 109 | 1971 s. 128. |
| 110 | 1971 s. 129(1). |
| 111 | 1971 s. 130. |
| 112 | 1971 s. 131; 1974 (c. 44) s. 123. |
| 113 | 1971 s. 132; 1975 s. 289H. |
| 114 | 1980 s. 83. |
| 115 | 1971 ss. 2, 133; 1972 ss. 36(1), 78(1); 1973 Sch. 13 para. 11; 1974 ss. 1(1), (2), 15(1); 1980 s. 52(2); 1982 ss. 54, 74, 75. |
| 116 | 1971 s. 134; 1980 s. 40(5). |
| 117 | 1971 s. 135(2), (3), (5). |
| 118 | 1971 s. 136. |
| Sch. 1 | 1971 Sch. 1; 1972 s. 46; 1980 s. 56(1). |
| Sch. 2, | |
| Part I | 1971 Sch. 3; 1974 Sch. 1 paras. 1, 4(1); 1980 ss. 40(4), 46(4). |
| Part II | 1971 Sch. 3; 1974 s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 5; 1980 ss. 36, 63; 1980 (c. 61) s. 2. |
| Part III | 1971 Sch. 3; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 6; 1980 s. 40(4). |
| Part IV | 1971 Sch. 3; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 7. |
| Sch, 3 | 1971 Sch. 4. |
| Sch. 4. | 1971 Sch. 5; 1980 s. 64(1), (2); S.I. 1981. |
| Sch. 5 | |
| Part I | 1971 Sch. 6; 1972 s. 49(1); 1975 ss. 289E(5), 289F(6), (8), 289G(4); 1980 s. 48(4). |
| Part II | 1971 Sch. 6; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 24. |
| Part III | 1971 Sch. 6; 1972 Sch. 9 para. 29; 1975 (c. 28) Sch. 2 para. 16; 1980 .S 37(7). |
| Sch. 6 | 1971 Sch. 7; 1972 Sch. 9 para. 28; 1974 Sch. 1 para. 25. |
| Sch. 7 | 1971 Sch. 15. |
| Sch. 8 | [Amendment of enactments]. |
| Sch. 9 | [Savings and transitory provisions]. |
| Sch. 10 | [Enactments repealed]. |
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