Amendment of the Private Landlord Registration (Information and Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 20052
1
The Private Landlord Registration (Information and Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 20052 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
At the end of regulation 1(2) insert–
and “HMO licence” means a licence issued under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 20003
3
In Schedule 2–
a
for paragraph 1(a) substitute “in all cases, starting with a principal fee of £55;”;
b
omit paragraph 2;
c
in paragraph 3 for “declared” substitute “specified”;
d
in paragraph 4–
i
after “2004 Act” insert–
unless it is a house that is included in–
a
a current HMO licence; or
b
a current accreditation held by the applicant, where the accreditation is through a scheme approved by the local authority which includes an assessment of whether the applicant is fit and proper to be letting houses
ii
at the end insert:
Where the applicant has specified another person under section 83(1)(c) of the 2004 Act and that person is not registered or has not made a valid application to be registered under section 83 of the 2004 Act
100% of the principal fee