57The register of social landlords
(1)The Scottish Ministers are to maintain a register of social landlords and are to keep it open for public inspection at all reasonable times.
(2)A body to which subsection (3) applies is, by virtue of this subsection, registered as a social landlord.
(3)This subsection applies to—
(a)every housing association which, immediately before the commencement of subsection (2), was registered in the register of housing associations maintained under section 3 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69), and
(b)any other body which, by order made by the Scottish Ministers, is to be treated as being a housing association so registered.
(4)The Scottish Ministers must, not later than one month before the date on which subsection (2) is to come into force, notify every body appearing to them to be one to which that subsection will apply of that fact and of the effect of that subsection.