Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

168 Variation of site agreements S

Section 2 of the 1983 Act (terms of agreements) is amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (2), for “six months of the giving of the statement under section 1(2) above” substitute “ the relevant period ”, and

(b) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) The court may, on the application of either party made within the relevant period, make an order—

(a) varying or deleting any express term of the agreement;

(b) in the case of any express term to which section 1(6) above applies, provide for the term to have full effect or to have such effect subject to any variation specified in the order.

(3A) In subsections (2) and (3) above “the relevant period” means the period beginning with the date on which the agreement is made and ending—

(a) six months after that date; or

(b) where a written statement relating to the agreement is given to the occupier after that date (whether or not in compliance with an order under section 1(7) above), six months after the date on which the statement is given;

and section 1(9) above applies for the purposes of this subsection as it applies for the purposes of section 1.”.