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Transitional provisions

7.—(1) For the purposes of section 32(1)(b) (assignation, subletting etc. of Scottish secure tenancy) of the 2001 Act(1), a notification given prior to 1st November 2019 by—

(a)the assignee; or

(b)any other person who was the tenant of the house in question when the notice was given,

that the house in question was the person’s only or principal home shall be deemed to be a notification for the purposes of section 32(1A) of the 2001 Act(2).

(2) For the purposes of section 32(1)(c) of the 2001 Act(3), a notification given prior to 1st November 2019 by—

(a)the tenant; or

(b)any other person who was the tenant of the house in question when the notice was given,

that the house in question was the tenant’s only or principal home shall be deemed to be a notification for the purposes of section 32(1B) of the 2001 Act(4).

(1)

Section 32(1)(b) is amended by section 12(2)(a) of the 2014 Act Section 12(2) is commenced by these Regulations.

(2)

Section 32(1A) is inserted by section 12(2)(b) of the 2014 Act.

(3)

Section 32(1)(c) is amended by section 12(2)(a) of the 2014 Act.

(4)

Section 32(1B) is inserted by section 12(2)(b) of the 2014 Act.