Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 28

An Act to repeal certain provisions of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972; to make further provision as to the rents of houses provided by housing authorities in Scotland and of those subject to the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1974; to provide for agreements for the exercise by housing co-operatives of local authority housing functions; to render certain housing associations in Scotland, whose rules restrict membership to tenants or prospective tenants and preclude the grant or assignation of tenancies to persons other than members, eligible for housing association grant and revenue deficit grant under the Housing Act 1974; to amend the law relating to housing subsidies and accounts in Scotland; and to make minor amendments to certain enactments relating to housing and new towns there.

[8th May 1975]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

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Textual Amendments

F1 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

Miscellaneous and general E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F2 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

[F3 15 Miscellaneous and consequential amendments and repeals. E+W+S

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in that Schedule, being miscellaneous amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 ]

Textual Amendments

F3 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 The text of s. 15(1) and Sch. 3 para. 17 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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Textual Amendments

F4 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

[F5 17 Citation, commencement and extent. E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975.

(2) The Housing (Scotland) Acts 1966 to 1974 and this Act (except sections 6 to 13) may be cited together as the Housing (Scotland) Acts 1966 to 1975.

(3) The Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1974 and sections 7 to 11 of this Act may be cited together as the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1975.

(4) This Act shall come into force on 16th May 1975.

(5) With the exception of this section, and section 15 of this Act so far as relating to paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to this Act (which extend also to England and Wales), this Act extends to Scotland only.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULES 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6 S

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Textual Amendments

F6 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F7 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

The M1 Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 S

Marginal Citations

M1 1973 c. 56.

9 S In section 27 (right to home loss payments where person displaced from dwelling)—

(1) For paragraph (d) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(d) the carrying out of any improvement to the dwelling or of redevelopment on the land by a housing association which has previously acquired the land and at the date of the displacement is registered,”.

(2) At the end of subsection (2) there shall be added (but not as part of paragraph (b)) the words “and in a case within subsection (1)(d) above, unless the displacement occurred on or after 31st July 1974 (on which date the M2 Housing Act 1974 was passed).”.

(3) At the beginning of subsection (9) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to subsection (2) above,”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 The text of Sch. 3 paras. 9, 10 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M2 1974 c. 44.

10 S In section 34 (disturbance payments for persons without compensatable interests)—

(1) For paragraph (d) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(d) the carrying out of any improvement to a house or building on the land or of redevelopment on the land by a housing association which has previously acquired the land and at the date of the displacement is registered,”.

(2) At the end of subsection (2)(c) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(d) in a case within subsection (1)(d) above, unless the displacement occurred on or after 31st July 1974 (on which date the Housing Act 1974 was passed).”.

(3) At the beginning of subsection (9) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to subsection (2)(d) above,”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4 The text of Sch. 3 paras. 9, 10 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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Textual Amendments

F8 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

The Housing Act 1974 E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F9 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

[F10 17 E+W+S In section 131 of the Housing Act 1974 (short title, extent, etc.), in subsection (5), after “108” there shall be inserted “110 to 116”, and in subsection (6), for the words “Section 107 of this Act extends” there shall be substituted the words “Sections 107 and 116A of this Act extend”.]

Textual Amendments

F10 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5 The text of s. 15(1) and Sch. 3 para. 17 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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Textual Amendments

F11 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24

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Textual Amendments

F12 Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(3), Sch. 24