Part 8Housing: registration of certain landlords

Registration

I187Duty of registered person to provide information to local authority

1

This section applies where a person is registered by a local authority.

2

If in consequence of a change in circumstances any information provided by the person to the local authority by virtue of section 83(1) or, as the case may be, this subsection, becomes inaccurate, the person shall, as soon as practicable after the inaccuracy arises, give notice in writing to the authority of the change that has occurred.

3

Subject to subsection (4), any notice given under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by such fee as the local authority may determine.

4

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe for the purposes of subsection (3)—

a

fees;

b

how fees are to be arrived at;

c

cases in which no fee shall be payable.

5

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

6

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.