Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14)

SCHEDULE 1 S Transfer of jurisdiction to First-tier Tribunal

PART 1 S Regulated tenancies, Part VII contracts and assured tenancies

Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.58) S

1 S The Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 is amended as follows.

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I1 Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

2 S In section 7(2), for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”.

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I2 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

3 S In section 11—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “a court” substitute “ the First-tier Tribunal ”,

(ii) for “the court”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ the Tribunal ”,

(b) in subsection (2), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I3 Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

4 S In section 12—

(a) in subsection (1), for “a court” substitute “ the First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in subsection (2), for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”,

(c) in subsection (3), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(d) in subsection (4), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I4 Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

5 S In section 19(1), for “a court” substitute “ the First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I5 Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

6 S In section 21, for “court”, where it first occurs substitute, “First-tier Tribunal” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”.

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I6 Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

7 S In section 23(1), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I7 Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 1.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

8 S In section 24—

(a) in subsection (3), for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, in every other place it occurs, substitute “ Tribunal ”,

(b) in subsection (4), for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, in every other place it occurs, substitute “ Tribunal ”,

(c) in subsection (5), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(d) in subsection (6), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(e) in subsection (7), for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”,

(f) in subsection (8), for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”.

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I8 Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

Prospective

9 S In section 25(1), the definition of “the court” is repealed.

10 S In section 26, for “court”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”.

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I9 Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

11 S Section 27 is repealed.

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I10 Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

12 S In section 31(2)—

(a) for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in paragraph (b), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I11 Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

13 S In section 32—

(a) in subsection (4), for “sheriff”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in subsection (5), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I12 Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

14 S In section 35(12), after “court” insert “ or tribunal ”.

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I13 Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

15 S In section 39—

(a) for “a court” substitute “ the First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) for “the court”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ the Tribunal ”,

(c) for “direct the clerk of court to correct” substitute “ order the correction of ”.

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I14 Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

16 S In section 43B(4)(b), after “court” insert “ or tribunal ”.

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I15 Sch. 1 para. 16 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

17 S In section 45(3), after “court” insert “ or tribunal ”.

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I16 Sch. 1 para. 17 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

18 S In section 60(3)—

(a) for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, where it second occurs, substitute “Tribunal”,

(b) the words from “and” to the end are repealed.

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I17 Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

19 S In section 64(6)(b), for “sheriff, on a summary application” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal, on an application ”.

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I18 Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

20 S In section 75—

(a) for “sheriff”, where it first occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, in each subsequent place it occurs, substitute “ Tribunal ”,

(b) the title becomes “ Power of First-tier Tribunal, in action for possession, to reduce period of notice to quit ”.

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I19 Sch. 1 para. 20 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

21 S In section 76—

(a) in subsection (2), for “sheriff may, if he thinks fit,” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal may ”,

(b) in subsection (3), for “sheriff” substitute “ Tribunal ”.

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I20 Sch. 1 para. 21 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

22 S In section 77, for “sheriff court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I21 Sch. 1 para. 22 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

23 S In section 97—

(a) in subsection (8), for “sheriff” in both places it occurs substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in subsection (9), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier tribunal ”.

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I22 Sch. 1 para. 23 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

24 S In section 102—

(a) before subsection (1) insert—

“(A1) The First-tier Tribunal has jurisdiction, either in the course of any proceedings relating to a dwelling-house or on an application made for the purpose by the landlord or the tenant, to determine any question as to the application of this Act (other than Part IX) or as to any matter which is or may become material for determining any such question.”,

(b) in subsection (1), before “this Act” insert “ Part IX of ”,

(c) subsection (2) is repealed,

(d) in subsection (3), for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I23 Sch. 1 para. 24 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

25 S In section 103, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

“An application to the sheriff under section 93(1) is to be made by way of summary application.”.

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I24 Sch. 1 para. 25 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

26 S In section 104, before “this Act” insert “ Part IX of ”.

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I25 Sch. 1 para. 26 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

27 S In section 115(1), after the definition of “converted tenancy” insert—

““First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland;”.

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I26 Sch. 1 para. 27 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

28 S In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 3, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in paragraph 7, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I27 Sch. 1 para. 28 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

29 S In Schedule 1A—

(a) in paragraph 3, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in paragraph 6, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I28 Sch. 1 para. 29 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

30 S In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1B, for “sheriff” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”.

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I29 Sch. 1 para. 30 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

31 S In Schedule 2—

(a) in Cases 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, for “court”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(b) in paragraph 1 of Part III—

(i) for “a court” substitute “ the First-tier Tribunal ”,

(ii) for “the court” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,

(c) in Part IV—

(i) in paragraph 2, for “court”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ” and, in each subsequent place it occurs, substitute “ Tribunal ”,

(ii) in paragraph 3(1)(a), for “court” substitute “ First-tier Tribunal ”,

(d) the title to Part I becomes “ Cases in which First-tier Tribunal may order possession ”,

(e) the title to Part II becomes “ Cases in which First-tier Tribunal must order possession where dwelling-house subject to regulated tenancy ”.

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I30 Sch. 1 para. 31 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.