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Housing (Scotland) Act 2014, Cross Heading: Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 1 Part 1 Crossheading Housing-scotland-act-1988-c43:
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.S.I. 2016/412, art. 3(1)(a) by S.S.I. 2017/330 art. 2
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43)S
32SThe Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 32 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
33SIn section 16(2), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
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I2Sch. 1 para. 33 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
34SIn section 17(8), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
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I3Sch. 1 para. 34 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
35SIn section 18—
(a)in subsection (1), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(b)in subsection (3)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(c)in subsection (3A)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(d)in subsection (4)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(e)in subsection (4A), for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”,
(f)in subsection (6), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(g)in subsection (6A), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(h)in subsection (7), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
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I4Sch. 1 para. 35 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
36SIn section 19—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(b)in subsection (2), for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”,
(c)in subsection (5), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
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I5Sch. 1 para. 36 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
37SIn section 20—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(c)in subsection (3)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(d)in subsection (4)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(e)in subsection (6), for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”,
(f)the title becomes “ Extended discretion of First-tier Tribunal in possession claims ”.
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I6Sch. 1 para. 37 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
38SIn section 21(3)—
(a)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(b)for “he” substitute “ Tribunal ”.
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I7Sch. 1 para. 38 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
39SIn section 22—
(a)in subsection (1), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(b)in subsection (2), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 1 para. 39 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
40SIn section 25(7), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
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I9Sch. 1 para. 40 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
41SIn section 28(1), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
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I10Sch. 1 para. 41 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
42SIn section 29, for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”.
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I11Sch. 1 para. 42 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
43SIn section 30(2)—
(a)the word “summary” is repealed,
(b)in the opening words, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(c)in paragraph (a), for “him” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(d)in paragraph (b), for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(e)in the closing words—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”.
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I12Sch. 1 para. 43 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
44SIn section 33—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)for “he” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,
(b)in subsection (4), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
Commencement Information
I13Sch. 1 para. 44 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
45SIn section 36—
(a)after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)Any action to enforce liability arising from this section must be raised in the First-tier Tribunal unless the residential occupant's claim is founded on the premises in question being subject to a Scottish secure tenancy or to a short Scottish secure tenancy (within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)).”,
(b)in subsection (6)(b), after “sheriff” insert “ or First-tier Tribunal ”,
(c)in subsection (6B), after “court”, in both places it occurs, insert “ or, as the case may be, the First-tier Tribunal ”.
Commencement Information
I14Sch. 1 para. 45 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
46SIn section 42(1)(c)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (i), for “court”, where it first occurs substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (ii), for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(c)in sub-paragraph (iii), after “possession” insert “ the First-tier Tribunal or, as the case may be, ”.
Commencement Information
I15Sch. 1 para. 46 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
47SIn section 55(1), after the definition of “council tax” insert—
““First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland;”.
Commencement Information
I16Sch. 1 para. 47 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
48SIn Schedule 5—
(a)in grounds 1, 2, 5 and 7, for “sheriff”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(b)the title of Part I becomes “ Grounds on which First-tier Tribunal must order possession ”,
(c)the title of Part II becomes “ Grounds on which First-tier Tribunal may order possession ”,
(d)in paragraph 2 of Part III—
(i)for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “sheriff” substitute “ Tribunal ”,
(iii)in the closing words, for “sheriff” substitute “ Tribunal ”,
(e)in paragraph 3(1)(a) of that Part, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.
Commencement Information
I17Sch. 1 para. 48 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
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