2.—(1) The Private Landlord Registration (Information and Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(1) 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 2000(2)”.
(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”; and
(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” |
S.S.I. 2000/177 as amended by S.S.I. 2002/161 and S.S.I. 2003/463.