http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/331/contents/madeThe Housing Support Services (Homelessness) (Scotland) Regulations 2012BenefitsLegislationenKing's Printer for Scotland2012-11-30HOUSING These Regulations make provision in relation to the duty of local authorities to assess whether some persons found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness (“an applicant”) need housing support services. The Housing Support Services (Homelessness) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 The Housing Support Services (Homelessness) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 1Citation and commencement 2Prescribed housing support services 2012 No. 331 Housing The Housing Support Services (Homelessness) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 Made 27th November 2012 Coming into force 1st June 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 32B(7) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such bodies representing local authorities, such bodies representing the interests of homeless persons and such other persons as they think fit.

 In accordance with section 32B(8) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. 1987 c.26. Section 32B is inserted by section 158 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17). See section 338 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 for the definition of “prescribed”. The function of the Secretary of State to prescribe by Regulations was, insofar as those functions are exercisable within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Section 32B(8) has been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).