http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/489/article/1/madeThe Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2004Child health servicesChild protectionRefugesDomestic violenceTemporary accommodationKing's Printer for Scotland2015-01-20HOUSING Section 29(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 places a duty upon local authorities to provide interim accommodation in specified circumstances where an applicant presents as homeless. Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 6th December 2004. 2 In this Order– “the 1987 Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; “relevant local authority area” means the area of the local authority who are exercising functions under section 29 of the 1987 Act in respect of the applicant; “voluntary organisation” means a body the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit, but does not include any public or local authority; and “women’s refuge” means accommodation managed by a voluntary organisation and used wholly or principally for the temporary accommodation of persons who have left their homes as a result of– physical violence or mental abuse; or threats of violence or abuse, from persons to whom they are or were married or with whom they are or were co habiting.