Modification of section 83

2.  Section 83 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 is modified as follows–

(a)omit “or” which immediately follows subsection (6)(c); and

(b)after subsection (6)(d) insert–

(e)the house is the only or main residence of the relevant person;

(f)the house is–

(i)on agricultural land which is land comprised in a lease constituting a 1991 Act tenancy within the meaning of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003(1) or comprised in a lease constituting a short limited duration tenancy or limited duration tenancy (within the meaning of that Act); and

(ii)occupied by the tenant of the relevant lease;

(g)the house is on a croft (within the meaning of section 3 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993(2));

(h)the house is–

(i)on a holding to which any of the provisions of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931 applies;

(ii)not situated in the crofting counties (within the meaning of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993); and

(iii)occupied by the landholder;

(i)the house is occupied by virtue of a liferent;

(j)the house is–

(i)owned by an organisation which has the advancement of religion as its principal purpose and the regular holding of worship as its principal activity; and

(ii)occupied by a person whose principal responsibility is the leading of members of the organisation in worship and preaching the faith of that organisation;

(k)the house is part of an estate of a deceased person and has been held by an executor for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of death; or

(l)the house is in the lawful possession of a heritable creditor and has been held by that creditor for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of possession..