Part 1

Rent
Chapter 1

Designation of rent control areas

Ministers’ decision on whether to designate rent control area

Designation of rent control area: consultation
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1
Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under section 9(1) designating an area as a rent control area (“the proposed rent control area”), the Scottish Ministers must consult—
a
the local authority within whose area the proposed rent control area is situated,
b
persons who appear to them to represent the interests of tenants and landlords under relevant tenancies of properties in the proposed rent control area.
2
The Scottish Ministers must—
a
consult the persons referred to in subsection (1) in relation to the specification of the area forming the proposed rent control area,
b
allow a period of not less than 8 weeks for any representations to be made in response to the consultation.
3
When laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations mentioned in subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must also lay before the Parliament a report—
a
setting out the reasons why they consider that the regulations should be made including the reasons for the specification of the area to be designated as a rent control area,
b
describing—
i
the consultation carried out under subsection (1),
ii
any representations received in response to the consultation, and
iii
the changes (if any) from what was originally proposed as a result of those representations.