http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/469/madeThe Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2010HousingenKing's Printer for Scotland2017-01-26HOUSING This Order amends the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (“the 1987 Act”) in relation to the right to buy. The amendment is consequential to the amendments made to the 1987 Act by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010. 2010 No. 469 Housing The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2010 Made 22nd December 2010 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th December 2010 Coming into force 1st March 2011 The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section163(1)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010. Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2010 and comes into force on 1stMarch 2011. Amendment of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 2 In section62(3)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 for “61(11)(n)” substitute “61(11)(ab), (ac) or (n)”. ALEX NEIL Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
22nd December 2010 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (“the 1987 Act”) in relation to the right to buy. The amendment is consequential to the amendments made to the 1987 Act by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.

Section140(c) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 adds an additional 2categories of persons providing accommodation to the list of housing providers at section61(11) of the 1987 Act, in new subsections(11)(ab) and (ac). Article2 of this Order amends section62(3)(b) of the 1987 Act so that references to the word “house” in that subsection include accommodation provided by the persons mentioned in subsections (11)(ab) and (ac), for the purposes of calculation of the discount from market value.

 2010 asp17. 1987 c.26. Section62(3)(b) has been amended by the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c.28), section157(3)(a) and Schedule22, and by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp10), section49.