Housing (Scotland) Act 2025

60 Mobile homes: jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland

(1) The Mobile Homes Act 1983 is modified as follows.

(2) In section 1 (particulars of agreements: Scotland)—

(a) in subsection (6), in the final sentence, for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(b) in subsection (7), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”.

(3) In section 2 (terms of agreements)—

(a) in subsection (2), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(b) in subsection (3), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(c) in subsection (4), for “court”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”.

(4) In section 2B (power to amend implied terms: Scotland), in subsection (3), for “court”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”.

(5) In section 4 (jurisdiction of the court), for “The court” substitute “In relation to Scotland, the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”.

(6) The title of section 4 becomes “Jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”.

(7) In section 5 (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (1), in the definition of “the court”, paragraph (b) is repealed,

(b) after subsection (4) insert—

“(5) In relation to Scotland, the references in this Act to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland are to be read as if they were references to the arbitrator in question in a case where the parties have entered into an arbitration agreement that applies to the question to be determined.

(6) In subsection (5), “arbitration agreement” means an agreement in writing to submit to arbitration any question arising under this Act or any agreement to which it applies.”.

(8) In schedule 1 (agreements under Act), in Part 1—

(a) in paragraph 4, for “court”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(b) in paragraph 5, for “court”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(c) in paragraph 6—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) for “court”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(iii) in sub-paragraph (4), for “court”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(iv) in sub-paragraph (5), for “court”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(d) in paragraph 10(1), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(e) in paragraph 16(2), for “court order” substitute “order of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(f) in paragraph 17(4), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(g) in paragraph 18(2), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(h) in paragraph 19(3), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(i) in paragraph 20—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “court”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(iii) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(A) in the opening words, for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(B) in paragraph (b), for “court order” substitute “order of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(j) in paragraph 21, in paragraph (b), for “court order” substitute “order of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”,

(k) in paragraph 22(1), in paragraph (a), for “court” substitute “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”.