34.This section requires the Scottish Ministers to consult with the affected local authority and persons representative of landlords and tenants in the area of the local authority before laying draft regulations to reduce the size of a rent control area as set out in regulations under section 9(1) and allow 8 weeks for representations to be made in response to the consultation (see subsection (2)).
35.Any draft regulations under section 9(1) must be accompanied by a report for the Scottish Parliament setting out the Scottish Ministers’ reasons why they consider that the size of the rent control area should be reduced, together with a description of the consultation carried out and any representations received in response to the consultation (see subsection (3)).