This Order brings certain provisions of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) into force on 31st August 2011.

Sections 4(a) and 33 of the Act are brought into force on that date for the purposes of making subordinate legislation only.

Article 3 makes provision to ensure that the increased penalty for landlord registration offences, introduced by section 7 of the Act, does not apply to offences committed before 31st August 2011.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 20th April 2011. Part 5 of the Act (sections 38 to 41: general provisions) came into force the following day.