Explanatory Notes

Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011

2011 asp 14

20 April 2011

Structure and Summary of the Act

Part 1 – Registration of Private Landlords

Section 3 – Landlord registration number

10.Landlord Registration numbers are currently provided for administrative reasons when landlords are registered but have no legal status. Section 3 therefore amends section 84 of the 2004 Act to put landlord registration numbers on a statutory footing and outlines that local authorities must provide landlords with their registration number when advising them that their registration has been completed.