PART VIS CLOSING AND DEMOLITION ORDERS

PossessionS

128 [F1Recovery of possession of house subject to statutorily regulated tenancy]S

[F2(1)] Nothing in [F3an enactment mentioned in subsection (2)] shall be deemed to affect the provisions of this Act relating to obtaining possession of a house with respect to which a closing order, or a demolition order has been made or to which a resolution passed under section 125 applies, or to prevent possession being obtained—

(a)of any house possession of which is required for the purpose of enabling a local authority to exercise their powers under any enactment relating to housing;

(b)of any house possession of which is required for the purpose of securing compliance with any byelaws made for the prevention of overcrowding;

(c)of any premises by any owner in a case where an undertaking has been given under this Part that those premises shall not be used for human habitation.

[F4(2)The enactments referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a)the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984;

(b)Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988;

(c)the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.]

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