Part 1Rent

Chapter 1Designation of rent control areas

Ministers’ decision on whether to designate rent control area

12Variation of rent controls in existing rent control area: consultation

(1)

This section applies where the Scottish Ministers propose to reduce the size of a rent control area designated by regulations under section 9(1).

(2)

Before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under section 9(1) before the Scottish Parliament to provide for that variation, the Scottish Ministers must—

(a)

consult—

(i)

the local authority within whose area the rent control area is situated,

(ii)

persons who appear to them to represent the interests of tenants and landlords under relevant tenancies of properties in the rent control area, and

(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 (2) 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 size of the rent control area should be reduced, and

(b)

describing—

(i)

the consultation carried out under subsection (2),

(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.