(1)This section applies where a landlord under a Scottish secure tenancy has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a)the house is unoccupied, and
(b)the tenant does not intend to occupy it as the tenant’s home.
(2)The landlord may enter the house at any time for the purpose of securing the house and any fittings, fixtures or furniture against vandalism.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the landlord and its servants or agents may open, by force if necessary, doors and lockfast places.
(4)The landlord may take possession of the house in accordance with section 18.
Commencement Information
I1S. 17 wholly in force at 30.9.2002, see s. 113(1)(2) and S.S.I. 2002/321, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions and savings in arts. 3-5)