The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011 and comes into force on 23rd September 2011.
Appointed day2.
(1)
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the Schedule) is 23rd September 2011.
(2)
Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to any provision, that provision comes into force on 23rd September 2011 for that purpose only.
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SCHEDULE
Column 1 Provisions of the Act | Column 2 Subject Matter | Column 3 Purpose |
|---|---|---|
Section 1(3) | Register of property factors | |
Section 2 | Meaning of “property factor” | |
Section 3 | Application for registration | Only for the purpose of enabling determinations of fees and regulations to be made. |
Section 7 | Duty of responsible person to provide information | Only for the purpose of enabling determinations of fees and regulations to be made. |
Section 10(5) | Section 9: interpretation etc. | |
Section 13 | Property factor registered numbers | Only for the purpose of enabling orders to be made. |
Section 14 | Code of conduct | |
Section 15 | Service of notices etc. | |
Section 25 | Power to make further provision about applications etc. | |
Section 26 | Recovery of costs from property factors in relation to certain applications and orders. |
This Order brings into force on 23rd September 2011, sections 1(3), 2, 10(5), 14, 15, 25 and 26 of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) for all purposes and sections 3, 7 and 13 of the Act for the limited purposes of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make, or to make provision by means of subordinate legislation.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 7th April 2011. Part 3 of the Act came into force on 8th April 2011. The Act (except Part 3) comes into force on 1st October 2012 to the extent it is not already in force.