The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2007

Made19th October 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament25th October 2007

Coming into force20th November 2007

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 190 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20061 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2007 and comes into force on 20th November 2007.

Amendments2.

(1)

In each statutory instrument referred to in column 1 of the Schedule, where “rent assessment” appears in each of the provisions listed in column 2, substitute “private rented housing”.

(2)

In paragraph 6 of the form of notice in the Schedule to the Assured Tenancies (Rent Book) (Scotland) Regulations 19882–

(a)

for the heading substitute “Determination by a private rented housing committee”; and

(b)

in subparagraphs (1) and (2), for “RAC” substitute “private rented housing committee”.

S MAXWELL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th October 2007

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Column 1	Column 2
Statutory Instrument	Provisions
The Assured Tenancies (Rent Book) (Scotland) Regulations 1988	The form of notice in the Schedule, in note 1 and paragraphs 3, 4 and 5
The Assured Tenancies (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19883	In the Schedule in the List of Forms and in Forms AT1(L), AT1(T), AT2, AT3(L), AT3(T), AT4, AT5, AT6, AT7, AT8 and AT9
The Rent Assessment Committee (Assured Tenancies) (Scotland) Regulations 19894	The definition of “committee” in regulation 2
The Assured Tenancies (Rent Information) (Scotland) Order 19895	Articles 2, 3, 4, the title to the Schedule and paragraph 10 of the Schedule
The Rent Regulation (Forms and Information etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 19916	Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 4, and in the Notes in Form No. 1 and in Form Nos. 6 and 7 of Schedule 5

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes amendments to 5 statutory instruments to replace references to “rent assessment panel” and “rent assessment committee” with “private rented housing panel” and “private rented housing committee” respectively. The amendments are consequential upon section 21 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), which makes provision for the names of the panel and committee.

Paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 16, 17 and 19 of Schedule 6 to that Act made similar consequential amendments to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58), the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43), the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11).