2010 No. 468
Housing
The Limitation on Right to Purchase (Form of Notice) (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 330 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19871.
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Limitation on Right to Purchase (Form of Notice) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st March 2011.
Form of Notice2.
The form of notice in the Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of section 61F(2)(d) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19872.
ALEX NEIL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
SCHEDULENOTICE OF LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO PURCHASE NEW SUPPLY SOCIAL HOUSING
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the form of notice to be used by a landlord letting a new supply social house under a Scottish secure tenancy, or acquiring a new supply social house from a tenant. “New supply social house” is defined in section 61F(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.
A notice in the prescribed form must be served by a landlord on a prospective tenant in terms of section 61F(2)(d) of that Act.
The notice informs prospective tenants that they will not have the right to buy the house. It also contains guidance for prospective tenants.