(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations expire and suspend certain provisions of schedule 1 of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”).
Paragraph 3 of schedule 1 of the 2022 Act modifies the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 in order to impose a variable 0% rent cap in relation to Scottish secure tenancies and short Scottish secure tenancies. Regulation 2 of these Regulations expires paragraph 3 on 26 February 2023.
Paragraph 4 of schedule 1 of the 2022 Act provides a variable 0% rent cap in relation to student residential tenancies. Regulation 3 of these Regulations suspends operation of paragraph 4, that suspension coming into force on 30 March 2023.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.