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