Scottish Statutory Instruments
Housing
Made
17th January 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
19th January 2023
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Scottish Minsters make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1)(a) and 8(1) of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2023.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 26 February 2023.
(3) Regulation 3 comes into force on 30March 2023.
2. 26 February 2023 is specified as the day on which paragraph 3 of schedule 1 (rent cap for Scottish secure tenancies and short Scottish secure tenancies) of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 expires.
3. The operation of paragraph 4 of schedule 1 (rent cap for student residential tenancies) of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 is suspended.
PATRICK HARVIE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th January 2023
(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.