Scottish Statutory Instruments
Housing
Made
8th September 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
9th September 2015
Coming into force
22nd September 2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(3) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011(1).
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 and comes into force on 22nd September 2015.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011.
2.—(1) 22nd September 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The provisions are the following subsections of section 35 (landlord application to private rented housing panel)—
(a)subsection (1);
(b)subsection (4) for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under sections 28B(1) and 28C(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006(2); and
(c)subsection (8).
(3) 1st December 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of subsections (2), (4) (in so far as not already in force) and (5) to (7) of section 35 of the Act.
M J BURGESS
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th September 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force section 35 (landlord application to private rented housing panel) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) with the exception of subsection (3) which will be repealed by section 25(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014(3)).
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 20th April 2011. Part 5 of the Act (sections 38 to 41: general provisions) came into force the following day. The provisions of the Act commenced by earlier commencement orders are detailed in the table below.
| Provision of the 2011 Act | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 1st July 2012 | S.S.I. 2012/150 |
| Section 2 | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 3 | 1st April 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/82 |
| Section 4(a) (partially) | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 4(a) (insofar as not already in force) | 1st July 2012 | S.S.I. 2012/150 |
| Sections 4(b) | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 5 | 1st April 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/82 |
| Section 6 | 1st June 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/82 |
| Section 7 | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 8 and 9 | 1st April 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/82 |
| Section 10 | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 11 | 1st April 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/82 |
| Section 12 and Schedule | 1st April 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/82 |
| Section 13(1), (3) and (6) | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 13(2), (4) and (5) | 31st January 2012 | S.S.I. 2012/2 |
| Sections 14, 15 and 16 | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Partially, sections 17, 19 and 29 | 31st January 2012 | S.S.I. 2012/2 |
| Section 32(2) (partially) | 31st January 2012 | S.S.I. 2012/2 |
| Section 32 (insofar as not already in force) | 30th November 2012 | S.S.I. 2012/267 |
| Section 33 (partially) | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |
| Section 33 (insofar as not already in force) | 1st May 2013 | S.S.I. 2013/19 |
| Sections 34, 36 and 37 | 31st August 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/270 |