In section 8 of the Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974 (c.38), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

The condition contained in subsection (1) above does not apply to a long lease executed after the commencement of section 138 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17) where at the time the lease is executed the lessee is—

(a)

a social landlord (within the meaning of section 165 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010);

(b)

a body connected to a social landlord (within the meaning of section 164 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010); or

(c)

a rural housing body (within the meaning of section 122(1) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003).”.