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Housing (Scotland) Act 2025

Housing (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 13

Crown Application

Part 1 – Rent

Chapter 1 – Designation of rent control areas
Ministers’ decision on whether to designate rent control area
Section 8 - Scottish Ministers’ duty to report

29.Following receipt of a report on rent conditions from a local authority under section 1(1) or section 3(6) or (7), or following a direction given under section 5(2), the Scottish Ministers must decide under subsection (1) whether all or part of the area of a local authority should become a rent control area and be designated as such by regulations made under section 9(1). Subsection (1) requires the Scottish Ministers to prepare and publish a report stating their decision and the reasons for it. The Scottish Ministers must publish their report as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of the relevant local authority report and publish their report in an appropriate manner.

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