Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)

Part 5 S Licensing of houses in multiple occupation

General and supplementary S

166 Interpretation of Part 5 S

In this Part—

• “applicant” means a person who applies for an HMO licence,

• [F1 “ chief constable ” means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, ]

• [F2 “ enforcing authority ” has the meaning given by section 61(9) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), ]

• “finally determined”, in relation to an appeal to the sheriff, has the meaning given in section 159(12),

• “HMO register”, in relation to a local authority, means the register kept by it under section 160,

• “licence holder” means a person who holds an HMO licence,

• “proper officer”, in relation to a local authority, is to be construed in accordance with section 235(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 166 substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 30; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

F2 S. 166: definition inserted (1.10.2006) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(5)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 166 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3