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Housing (Scotland) Act 2025

Housing (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 13

Crown Application

Part 6 - Other Housing Matters

Emergency housing

Section 80 – Guidance for local authorities about a local housing emergency

196.This section provides that the Scottish Ministers may issue guidance to local authorities about the declaration of a local housing emergency by a local authority. The guidance may, in particular, include provision about any matter mentioned in subsection (2) including, for example, what is meant by a local housing emergency. A local authority must, in the exercise of its functions in relation to housing, have regard to any guidance issued under this section. Before issuing and publishing any guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult local authorities.

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