(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force various provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”).
Article 2 and the Schedule bring into force on 1st April 2002 provisions, listed in that Schedule, which relate to homelessness, common housing registers, housing lists and allocations.
Article 3 of the Order makes transitional and savings provision so that any application for housing (under Part I of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987) or for accommodation or assistance (under Part II of that Act) made before 1st April 2002 has the law as it was before that date applied to it.
The 2001 Act received Royal Assent on 18th July 2001. Sections 109, 110 and 113 came into force on Royal Assent.