<akomaNtoso xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0 http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/akn-core/v1.0/cos01/part2-specs/schemas/akomantoso30.xsd"><act name="asp"><meta><identification source="#"><FRBRWork><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19"/><FRBRdate date="2016-04-22" name="enacted"/><FRBRauthor href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/legislature/ScottishParliament"/><FRBRcountry value="GB-SCT"/><FRBRnumber value="19"/><FRBRname value="2016 asp 19"/><FRBRprescriptive value="true"/></FRBRWork><FRBRExpression><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01"/><FRBRdate date="2026-05-01" name="validFrom"/><FRBRauthor href="#"/><FRBRlanguage language="eng"/></FRBRExpression><FRBRManifestation><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01/data.akn"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01/data.akn"/><FRBRdate date="2026-05-12+01:00" name="transform"/><FRBRauthor href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk"/><FRBRformat value="application/akn+xml"/></FRBRManifestation></identification><lifecycle source="#"><eventRef refersTo="#enactment" date="2016-04-22" eId="date-enacted" source="#"/><eventRef date="2026-04-01" eId="date-2026-04-01" source="#"/><eventRef date="2026-05-01" eId="date-2026-05-01" source="#"/></lifecycle><analysis source="#"><restrictions source="#"><restriction refersTo="#extent-s" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#body" refersTo="#extent-s" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction refersTo="#period-from-2026-05-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#body" refersTo="#period-from-2026-05-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#part-4A" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#part-4A-chapter-1" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#part-4A-chapter-1-crossheading-application-of-this-part" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#section-43A" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/></restrictions><otherAnalysis source=""><uk:commentary href="#section-43A" refersTo="#key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a"/></otherAnalysis></analysis><temporalData source="#"><temporalGroup eId="period-from-2026-04-01"><timeInterval start="#date-2026-04-01" refersTo="#"/></temporalGroup><temporalGroup eId="period-from-2026-05-01"><timeInterval start="#date-2026-05-01" refersTo="#"/></temporalGroup></temporalData><references source="#"><TLCEvent eId="enactment" href="" showAs="EnactmentDate"/><TLCLocation eId="extent-s" href="/ontology/jurisdictions/uk.Scotland" showAs="S"/><TLCTerm eId="term-exempt-property" href="/ontology/term/uk.exempt-property" showAs="exempt property"/></references><notes source="#"><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a" marker="F1"><p><ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00032" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/part/4A">Pt. 4A</ref> inserted (1.4.2026) by <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00033" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13">Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13)</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00034" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/23/4">ss. 23(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00035" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">86(2)</ref>; <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00036" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115">S.S.I. 2026/115</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00037" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/1">reg. 2(1)</ref><ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00038" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00039" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/1">sch. Pt. 1</ref></p></note></notes><proprietary xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" source="#"><dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/section/43A</dc:identifier><dc:title>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(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><ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="ScottishAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2016"/><ukm:Number Value="19"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="2016-04-22"/><ukm:ISBN Value="9780105902980"/><ukm:UnappliedEffects><ukm:UnappliedEffect Row="398" AffectedNumber="19" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2017/293" RequiresApplied="false" Type="coming into force" AffectingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" EffectId="key-3efe10920d6f2fce731ba25d3f1e0d60" AffectedProvisions="specified provision(s)" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectingYear="2017" AffectingProvisions="reg. 2 Sch." AffectedExtent="S" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-3efe10920d6f2fce731ba25d3f1e0d60" TypeNotes="coming into force" AffectedYear="2016" AffectingNumber="293" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2017/293 is revoked and superseded by S.S.I. 2017/346"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
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			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-49-4A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/49/4A" FoundRef="section-49">s. 49(4A)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-44-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/44/4/c">s. 44(4)(c)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2027-04-01" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115"><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/4">reg. 2(4)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/4">Pt. 4</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Type="inserted" AffectingYear="2025" AffectedYear="2016" AffectingNumber="13" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" AffectedNumber="19" AffectedProvisions="s. 51A" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-8ab32fd8a71a844b4dc890a0389af7b7" AffectingProvisions="s. 28(2)" Comments="Confers Power" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" Row="172" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" EffectId="key-8ab32fd8a71a844b4dc890a0389af7b7"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-51A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/51A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 51A</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-28-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/28/2">s. 28(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingProvisions="s. 34(2)(b)" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" EffectId="key-9a0df96f5e5c6d9dc3d74fe455c33f8a" AffectingYear="2025" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" AffectingNumber="13" AffectedYear="2016" RequiresApplied="true" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-9a0df96f5e5c6d9dc3d74fe455c33f8a" Row="189" AffectedNumber="19" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 59(1A)(1B)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" Type="inserted"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-59-1A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/59/1A" FoundRef="section-59">s. 59(1A)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-59-1B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/59/1B" FoundRef="section-59">(1B)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-34-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/34/2/b">s. 34(2)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2026-10-06" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115" Comments="For the purposes of a private residential tenancy which has been brought to an end by an eviction order, or in accordance with section 50 of the 2016 Act, on or after 6 October 2026."><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/3">reg. 2(3)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/3">Pt. 3</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" AffectingNumber="13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-71f286db7f27040bdb9f3eb6d5b8d0a0" RequiresApplied="true" Comments="Confers Power" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" Row="192" AffectingProvisions="s. 34(2)(e)" AffectedProvisions="s. 59(5)" AffectedYear="2016" AffectedNumber="19" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectingYear="2025" EffectId="key-71f286db7f27040bdb9f3eb6d5b8d0a0" Type="inserted"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-59-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/59/5" FoundRef="section-59">s. 59(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-34-2-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/34/2/e">s. 34(2)(e)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2026-10-06" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115" Comments="For the purposes of a private residential tenancy which has been brought to an end by an eviction order, or in accordance with section 50 of the 2016 Act, on or after 6 October 2026."><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/3">reg. 2(3)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/3">Pt. 3</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-78ec692514fb1e85587a3ff47d32b033" Type="inserted" AffectingYear="2025" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 5 para. 6 and cross-heading" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingNumber="13" AffectingProvisions="s. 51(2)" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-78ec692514fb1e85587a3ff47d32b033" Comments="Confers Power" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" AffectedYear="2016" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" Row="397" AffectedNumber="19"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/schedule/5">Sch. 5 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5-paragraph-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/schedule/5/paragraph/6" FoundRef="schedule-5">para. 6</ukm:Section> and cross-heading</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-51-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/51/2">s. 51(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect></ukm:UnappliedEffects></ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:Notes><ukm:Note IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/notes"/><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/pdfs/aspen_20160019_en.pdf" Date="2016-05-25" Title="Explanatory Note" Size="1969764"/></ukm:Alternatives></ukm:Notes><ukm:CorrectionSlips><ukm:CorrectionSlip URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/pdfs/aspcs_20160019_en.pdf" Date="2016-09-05" Title="Correction Slip" Size="12833"/></ukm:CorrectionSlips><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/pdfs/asp_20160019_en.pdf" Date="2016-04-27" Size="563442"/></ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Statistics><ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="203"/><ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="131"/><ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="72"/><ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/><ukm:TotalImages Value="3"/></ukm:Statistics></proprietary></meta><body eId="body"><part eId="part-4A"><num><ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a"><noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a" class="commentary"/>Part 4A</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Rent: properties in a rent control area (other than exempt properties)</ins></heading><chapter eId="part-4A-chapter-1"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Chapter 1</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Initial provisions and restrictions in relation to rent etc.</ins></heading><hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="part-4A-chapter-1-crossheading-application-of-this-part"><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Application of this Part</ins></heading><section eId="section-43A" uk:target="true"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">43A</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Application of this Part</ins></heading><subsection eId="section-43A-1"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(1)</ins></num><intro><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">This Part applies in relation to a private residential tenancy (in this Part, a “current tenancy”) of a property that—</ins></p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-43A-1-a"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(a)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">is in a rent control area, and</ins></p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-43A-1-b"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(b)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">is not an exempt property.</ins></p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-43A-2"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(2)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">In this Part, “</ins><term refersTo="#term-exempt-property"><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">exempt property</ins></term><ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">” has the meaning given by section 17D(1).</ins></p></content></subsection></section></hcontainer></chapter></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>