The Rent Regulation and Assured Tenancies (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 349

Housing

The Rent Regulation and Assured Tenancies (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Made

24th October 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th October 2017

Coming into force

1st December 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 53(1) and (3) and paragraph 8(1)(a) of schedule 5 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984(1) and sections 17(2), and (3), 19(3), 24(1) and (3), 34(1), 48(2), 53(3) and 55(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1984 c.58. Section 53 was amended by sections 48(1) and 52 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43) and S.S.I. 2016/337. Paragraph 8(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of schedule 6 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1) (“the 2006 Act”) and S.S.I. 2016/337. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(2)

1988 c.43. Section 17(3) was amended by paragraph 16 of schedule 6 of the 2006 Act. Section 19(3) was amended by paragraph 85(b) of schedule 17 of the Housing Act 1988 (c.50). Section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 100(a) of schedule 11 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c.42). Sections 24(3), 34(1) and 48(2) were amended by paragraph 16 of schedule 6 of the 2006 Act and S.S.I. 2016/337. Section 55(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).