The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2016
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 31st October 2016.
(2)
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.
Appointed day2.
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the schedule) is 31st October 2016.
(2)
Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the schedule in relation to any provision, that provision comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) for that purpose only.
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SCHEDULE
Column 1 Provision of the Act | Column 2 Subject matter | Column 3 Purpose |
|---|---|---|
Section 7 | Statutory terms of tenancy | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Section 8 | Regulations under section 7 | |
Section 11 | Duty to provide specified information | |
Section 12 | Regulations about providing information | |
Section 17(3) | Requirements of notice to landlord of tenant’s intention to make an application under section 14 or 16 | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Section 22(2) | Requirements of rent-increase notice | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Section 24(3) and (4) | Prescribed form and fee (if any) in relation to: referral by tenant to rent officer to set rent; and manner of intimation of referral to landlord | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Section 34(2) | Duty to make publicly available information in relation to setting rents | |
Section 43(1) | Prescribed form for landlord to apply to rent officer to set an additional amount of rent in respect of improvements carried out to a let property in a rent pressure zone | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Section 61(3) | Requirements of sub-tenancy notice to leave | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Section 62(1) | Requirements of notice to leave | Only for the purpose of making regulations |
Schedule 2 | Statutory terms required by section 8 |
These Regulations bring into force particular sections of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2(1) and the schedule bring into force the following sections of the Act on 31st October 2016, for the limited purpose of making regulations: sections 7, 17(3), 22(2), 24(3) and (4), 43(1), 61(3) and 62(1). Sections 8, 11, 12 and 34(2) and schedule 2 of the Act are commenced on that date for all purposes.
The Bill for the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 received Royal Assent on 22nd April 2016. Section 79(1) of the Act brought into force sections 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80 on the following day.