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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/39/article/1</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012</dc:title><dc:subject>Housing associations</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">HOUSING</dc:subject><dc:modified>2026-06-25</dc:modified><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dct:valid>2012-02-09</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order brings into force various provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”).</dc:description>
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<P2para><Text>This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement <Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation><Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012.</Text>
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<Text>In this Order “<Abbreviation Expansion="Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 asp 17">the Act</Abbreviation>” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.</Text>
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