2002 No. 161

LICENSES AND LICENSING HOUSING

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Amendment Order 2002

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44(1)(b) and (2) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 19821 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Amendment Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

Amendment of principal Order

2

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 20002 is amended as follows.

3

In article 2(1)–

a

after the definition of “the 1991 Order” there is inserted–

  • “foster child” means a child for whom a local authority is providing accommodation under section 25 of the Children (Scotland) Act 19953 by placing him or her with a family, relative or other suitable person in accordance with section 26(1)(a) of that Act;

b

the definition of “self-governing school” is omitted.

4

In article 2(2)–

a

for sub-paragraph (a) there is substituted–

a

which is provided as part of–

i

a care home service;

ii

an independent health care service;

iii

a school care accommodation service; or

iv

a secure accommodation service,

registered under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 20014;

b

sub-paragraph (b) is omitted.

5

After article 2(5)(iii) there is inserted–

iv

the foster child of a person shall be treated as that person’s child;

v

a person brought up or treated by another person as if the person were the child of the other person is to be treated as that person’s child.

MARGARET CURRANA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes amendments to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000 (“the 2000 Order”).

Articles 3 and 5 make amendments that relate to foster and other children. Article 3 inserts a definition of “foster child”. Article 5 adds foster children and those brought up or treated as someone’s child to the list of persons who are treated as being members of the same family for the purposes of the 2000 Order.

Article 4 makes amendments to article 2(2) of the 2000 Order which lists houses that are exempt from the licensing requirements. Other than a “secure accommodation service” (which is an addition to the 2000 Order exemptions), these amendments largely update terminology and statutory references that have now been superseded by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.