Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018

Further modification of regulation of social landlords

8Power to modify functions of Scottish Housing Regulator

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the functions of the Scottish Housing Regulator which relate to social landlords.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may—

(a)make different provision for different purposes,

(b)include any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as Ministers consider appropriate,

(c)modify any enactment.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(4)Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers—

(a)must consult—

(i)the Scottish Housing Regulator,

(ii)tenants of social landlords or their representatives,

(iii)social landlords or their representatives, and

(iv)secured creditors of registered social landlords or their representatives,

(b)may consult such other persons as Ministers consider appropriate.

(5)In this section, “registered social landlord”, “secured creditor” and “social landlord” have the meanings given by section 165 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.