Scottish Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 181 (C. 18)
Housing
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2011
Made 8th March 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 166(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.
2010 asp 17.

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2011.

Appointed day
2. Section 153(a) (tenant protection: repossession orders) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 comes into force on 20th March 2011, but only for the purpose of enabling consultation by the Scottish Ministers in terms of section 16(5B) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
2001 asp 10. Section 16(5B) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 is added by section 153(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.
ALEX NEIL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th March 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings section 153(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 into force on 20th March 2011 for the limited purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to consult on any order to be made under section 16(5A)(c) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, or guidance to be issued under section 16(5A)(d) of that Act. Section 153(a) amends the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 by inserting sections 16(5A) and (5B).
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 9th December 2010. Sections 161, 163 and 165 to 167 came into force on Royal Assent.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Section 143 (partially)	3rd January 2011	S.S.I. 2010/444
Sections 138-141, 143 (in so far as not already in force), 144, 148-151, 152(1) and (2), 154, 156 and 164, and schedule 2, paragraph 2	1st March 2011	S.S.I. 2011/96
Section 162 (partially)	1st March 2011	S.S.I. 2011/96
Sections 1, 2, 3(2), 5(1)(a), (2) and (3), 6(2), 7-12, 15-17, 18(1) and (2), 19, 31-33, 39, 46(2) and 47(2), and schedule 2, paragraphs 6, 8, 9 and 10	1st April 2011	S.S.I. 2011/96
Partially, sections 4, 24-26, 28, 35, 36, 50, 51, 54, 68, 73(3), 108(3), 109(4) and 162	1st April 2011	S.S.I. 2011/96
Section 152(3)	4th April 2011	S.S.I. 2011/96
Section 142	30th June 2011	S.S.I. 2011/96