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			(Scotland) Act 2016</dc:title><dc:description>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about private rented housing; in particular to establish a new type of tenancy to be known as a private residential tenancy.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-05-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/body" NumberOfProvisions="131" RestrictExtent="S" RestrictStartDate="2026-05-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/part/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/part/4" NumberOfProvisions="30" id="part-4" RestrictExtent="S" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01"><Number><Strong>PART 4</Strong></Number><Title><Substitution ChangeId="key-584221123c7dd6e862da692f49e1abaf-1776935771304" CommentaryRef="key-584221123c7dd6e862da692f49e1abaf">Rent: properties not in a rent control area (or properties that are exempt properties)</Substitution></Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/part/4/chapter/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/part/4/chapter/3" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01" id="part-4-chapter-3" RestrictExtent="S"><Number>...</Number><Title>Chapter 3</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/chapter/.../crossheading/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/chapter/.../crossheading/1" id="chapter-...-crossheading-1" RestrictStartDate="2023-09-27"><Title><CommentaryRef Ref="key-6e25e4a30469836166c41296d0cc2342"/><Emphasis/></Title></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-584221123c7dd6e862da692f49e1abaf" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c5xks8fl6-00072" SectionRef="part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/part/4">Pt. 4</CitationSubRef> heading  substituted (1.4.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" id="c5xks8fl6-00073" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2025" Number="13" Title="Housing (Scotland) Act 2025">Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00073" id="c5xks8fl6-00074" SectionRef="section-23-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/23/2" Operative="true">ss. 23(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00073" id="c5xks8fl6-00075" SectionRef="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">86(2)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" id="c5xks8fl6-00076" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2026" Number="115" Title="The Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026">S.S.I. 2026/115</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00076" id="c5xks8fl6-00077" SectionRef="regulation-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/1">reg. 2(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00076" id="c5xks8fl6-00078" SectionRef="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00076" id="c5xks8fl6-00079" SectionRef="schedule-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/1">sch. Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-6e25e4a30469836166c41296d0cc2342" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c5xks8fl6-00111" SectionRef="part-4-chapter-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/part/4/chapter/3">Pt. 4 Ch. 3</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.4.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" id="c5xks8fl6-00112" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2025" Number="13" Title="Housing (Scotland) Act 2025">Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00112" id="c5xks8fl6-00113" SectionRef="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00112" id="c5xks8fl6-00114" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-7-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/schedule/paragraph/7/3" Operative="true">sch. para. 7(3)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" id="c5xks8fl6-00115" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2026" Number="115" Title="The Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026">S.S.I. 2026/115</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00115" id="c5xks8fl6-00116" SectionRef="regulation-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/1">reg. 2(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00115" id="c5xks8fl6-00117" SectionRef="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5xks8fl6-00115" id="c5xks8fl6-00118" SectionRef="schedule-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/1">sch. Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>