http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/2/body/madeThe Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012Rented housingHouses in multiple occupationCouncil housingenKing's Printer for Scotland2015-01-29HOUSING This Order brings certain provisions of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) into force on 31stJanuary 2012. 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012 and comes into force on 31stJanuary 2012. 2 In this Order— “the 2011 Act” means the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011; “the appointed day” means 31st January 2012. 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the 2011 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the Schedule) will come into force on the appointed day. 2 Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 comes into force on the appointed day only for that purpose. 3 Notwithstanding the commencement of sections 13(2) and 13(4) of the 2011 Act, sections129A and 131A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 have no effect as regards any application for an HMO licence under section 129 of that Act received by a local authority before 31st January 2012. KEITH BROWN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

10th January 2012 2006 asp 1; sections 129A and 131A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 are inserted by section 13(2) and (4) of the 2011 Act.