The Homelessness (Abolition of Priority Need Test) (Scotland) Order 2012
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Citation and commencement
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Appointed day
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Amendment of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
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Omit section 25 (priority need).
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In section 28 omit subsection (2)(a) (inquiries as to priority...
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In the heading to section 29 (interim duty to accommodate)...
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In section 30 (notification of decisions)— (a) omit subsection (2);...
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In section 31(2) (duties to persons found to be homeless)...
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In section 32 (duties to persons found to be threatened...
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In section 33(1)(a) (referral of applications to another local authority)...
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In section 40(1) (offences) omit paragraph (b) and the word...
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In section 43 (minor definitions) omit the definition of “priority...
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Amendment of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003
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In section 4(1) of that Act, omit the words from...
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Amendment of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
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Housing

The Homelessness (Abolition of Priority Need Test) (Scotland) Order 2012
Made
27th November 2012
Coming into force
31st December 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) and (3) of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 2(2) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that 31st December 2012 is the earliest date on which all local authorities can reasonably be expected to perform the duties referred to in that section.
In accordance with section 2(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
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