Appointed day
2. 22nd February 2012 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 to come into force—
(a)section 153(a) (tenant protection: repossession orders), but only for the purposes of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make provision by order in terms of section 16(5A)(c) of the 2001 Act and to issue guidance in terms of section 16(5A)(d) of that Act(1);
(b)section 153(b);
(c)section 155(a) and (b) (Scottish secure tenancy: rent arrears pre-action requirements), but only for the purposes of enabling the Scottish Ministers—
(i)to make regulations in terms of section 14(2A)(b) of the 2001 Act(2);
(ii)to issue guidance in terms of section 14A(8) of that Act(3); and
(iii)to make provision by order in terms of section 14A(9) of that Act; and
(d)section 155(c).
Section 16(5A) of the 2001 Act is added by section 153(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.
Section 14(2A) of the 2001 Act is added by section 155(a)(i) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.
Section 14A of the 2001 Act is added by section 155(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.