2015 No. 122 (C. 26)

Housing

The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 104(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20141.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.

Appointed day2

1

1st April 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 specified in paragraph (2).

2

The provisions are—

a

section 85 (Tenement management scheme), insofar as not already in force;

b

section 87 (Work notices);

c

section 88 (Maintenance plans);

d

section 90 (Non-residential premises: repayment charges);

e

section 91 (Repayment charges: recovery of repayable amount); and

f

section 92 (Charging orders).

M J BURGESSAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2015 the provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) listed in article 2.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDER

(This note is not part of the Order)

Sections 100, 101, 102, 104 and 105 of the 2014 Act came into force on the day the Bill for the 2014 Act received Royal Assent: 1st August 2014. The provisions of the 2014 Act commenced by an earlier commencement order are detailed in the table below.

Provision of the 2014 Act

Date of Commencement

Instrument number

Section 1(1)

1st August 2016

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 1(2)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 1(3) (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 1(3) (insofar as not already in force)

1st July 2017

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 2

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 4(2) (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 6(2) (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 7(1)(b)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 14(1)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 20, 23(1), 24 and 26(7)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 28

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 46 and 61

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 62 (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Sections 64 and 65 (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 70

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 77 (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 82

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 85(3) and (4)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 86(1) (partially)

13th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 86(2) (partially)

13th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 86 (remainder)

16th December 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 94 to 96

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 97 (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 98

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 103 (partially)

20th November 2014

S.S.I. 2014/264

Section 103 (partially)

1st August 2016

S.S.I. 2014/264

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st August 2016

S.S.I. 2014/264