Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 32B(8) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
2012 No.
Housing
The Housing Support Services (Homelessness) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
Made
2012
Coming into force
1st June 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 32B(7) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such bodies representing local authorities, such bodies representing the interests of homeless persons and such other persons as they think fit.
In accordance with section 32B(8) of that Act(2), a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
1987 c.26. Section 32B is inserted by section 158 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17). See section 338 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 for the definition of “prescribed”. The function of the Secretary of State to prescribe by Regulations was, insofar as those functions are exercisable within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
Section 32B(8) has been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).