Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

1 (1) Section 12 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 is amended as follows. S

(2) In subsection (1), after the word “subsection” there is inserted “ (1A) or ”.

(3) After subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) A tenancy cannot be an assured tenancy if it is granted on or after the day that section 1 of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force.”.

(4) In schedule 4, after paragraph 13(3) there is inserted—

“(4) A tenancy which is a private residential tenancy as defined in the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 6)