2012 No. 91 (C. 10)
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 161(2)(a) and 166(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20101 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012.
Appointed day2
1st August 2012 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 to come into force, in so far as not already in force:—
a
section 153 (tenant protection: repossession orders); and
b
section 155 (Scottish secure tenancy: rent arrears pre-action requirements).
Transitional provision3
Notwithstanding the commencement of section 155(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, section 14(2A)2 (proceedings for possession) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 does not apply to proceedings in respect of which a notice under section 14(2) of that Act was served on the tenant and any qualifying occupier before 1st August 2012 and is in force at the time the proceeding are raised.
Amendment of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 20124
In paragraph 18(f) of Schedule 2 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 20123 (transitional and savings provisions: insolvency etc.), for “schedule 7” substitute “schedule 8”.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I.No. |
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Section 143 (partially) | 3rd January 2011 | |
Sections 138 to 141, 143 (in so far as not already in force), 144, 148 to 151, 152(1) and (2), 154, 156 and 164, and schedule 2, paragraph 2 | 1st March 2011 | |
Section 162 (partially) | 1st March 2011 | |
Section 153(a) (partially) | 20th March 2011 | |
Sections 1, 2, 3(2), 5(1)(a), (2) and (3), 6(2), 7 to 12, 15 to 17, 18(1) and (2), 19, 31 to 33, 39, 46(2) and 47(2), and schedule 2, paragraphs 6, 8, 9 and 10 | 1st April 2011 | |
Partially, sections 4, 24 to 26, 28, 35, 36, 50, 51, 54, 68, 73(3), 108(3), 109(4) and 162 | 1st April 2011 | |
Section 152(3) | 4th April 2011 | |
Section 142 | 30th June 2011 | |
Section 157 and section 158 (partially) | 7th October 2011 | |
Partially, sections 153 and 155 | 22nd February 2012 | |
In so far as not already in force, sections 1 to 109, 111 to 137, 159 to 167 and schedules 1 and 2 | 1st April 2012 | |
Section 110 (partially) | 1st April 2012 |