http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/section/136Housing (Scotland) Act 1987An Act to consolidate with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission, certain enactments relating to housing in Scotland.1987-05-15texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-21Expert Participation2026-04-01
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PART VII OVERCROWDING Definition of overcrowding The room standard.1361The room standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a house and the number of rooms available as sleeping accommodation is such that two persons of opposite sexes who are not living together as husband and wife must sleep in the same room.2For this purpose—achildren under the age of 10 shall be left out of account, andba room is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a bedroom or as a living room.