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Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Registration of private landlords

    1. 1.Fit and proper person: considerations

    2. 2.Fit and proper person: criminal record certificate

    3. 3.Landlord registration number

    4. 4.Appointment of agents

    5. 5.Access to register: additional information

    6. 6.Duty to include certain information in advertisements

    7. 7.Penalty for acting as unregistered landlord etc.

    8. 8.Disqualification orders for unregistered landlords

    9. 9.Power to obtain information

    10. 10.Part 8 of the 2004 Act: guidance

    11. 11.Information to be given to local authority

    12. 12.Minor and consequential amendments

  3. Part 2 Houses in multiple occupation

    1. 13.Amendment of HMO licensing regime

    2. 14.Penalty for certain offences in relation to houses in multiple occupation

    3. 15.Reasons for decisions

    4. 16.Guidance

  4. Part 3 Overcrowding statutory notices

    1. 17.Overcrowding in private rented housing: statutory notice

    2. 18.Matters to be considered prior to service of overcrowding statutory notice

    3. 19.Information and advice for occupiers

    4. 20.Mandatory conditions

    5. 21.Duration of notice

    6. 22.Representations

    7. 23.Appeals

    8. 24.Variation

    9. 25.Revocation

    10. 26.Offences

    11. 27.Power to obtain information

    12. 28.Service of notices

    13. 29.Guidance

    14. 30.Reports

    15. 31.Interpretation of Part 3

  5. Part 4 Miscellaneous

    1. 32.Premiums

    2. 33.Tenant information packs

    3. 34.Notices required for termination of short assured tenancy

    4. 35.Landlord application to private rented housing panel

    5. 36.Relaxation of residential restriction on leases of more than 20 years

    6. 37.Restriction of right to redeem heritable securities after 20 years

  6. Part 5 General

    1. 38.Interpretation

    2. 39.Ancillary provision

    3. 40.Orders

    4. 41.Short title and commencement

    1. SCHEDULE

      MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

      1. Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)

        1. 1.The 2004 Act is amended as follows.

        2. 2.In section 84 (registration)— (a) in subsection (2), after “Where”...

        3. 3.In section 86 (notification of registration or refusal to register)—...

        4. 4.In section 89 (removal from register), after subsection (3) add—...

        5. 5.In section 90(1) (notification of removal from register: registered person),...

        6. 6.In section 91(1) (notification of removal from register: other persons),...

        7. 7.In section 92(1) (appeal against refusal to register or removal...

        8. 8.In section 93(5) (offences), after paragraph (aa) insert—

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