Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)

Part 1 S Housing standards

Chapter 4 S The repairing standard

Landlord's duty to repair and maintain S

[F1 20A Power to modify repairing standard etc. S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations vary or extend the repairing standard and a landlord's duty to ensure a house meets that standard.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision about—

(a) the tenancies to which this Chapter applies,

(b) determining whether a house meets the repairing standard,

(c) carrying out inspections in relation to the repairing standard.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may modify sections 12 to 14 and any other provision of this Chapter.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 20A inserted (20.11.2014) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 24(1), 104(3); S.S.I. 2014/264, art. 2, Sch.