Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 Explanatory Notes

Crown Application

Part 1 – Rent

Chapter 1 – Designation of rent control areas
Scottish Ministers: information and research
Section 21 - Scottish Ministers: information and research

55.This section allows the Scottish Ministers to conduct research and inquiries, publish statistics or other information in connection with the information obtained by them under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 2025 Act, and to encourage or assist other persons to do any of these things. But this must be for the purpose of, or in connection with, enabling or assisting the exercise of the Scottish Ministers’ functions under the Chapter mentioned or assisting the exercise of any of the functions of a local authority under the Chapter.

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