SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments

Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.58)

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1

The Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 is amended as follows.

2

In section 5 (now; protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to certain authorities), in subsection (4) (certain housing associations) for the words from “belongs to” to the end substitute—

belongs to a housing association which—

a

is registered under the Housing Associations Act 1985, or

b

is a co-operative housing association within the meaning of that Act;

nor shall a person at any time be a statutory tenant of a dwelling-house if the interest of his immediate landlord belongs at that time to such a housing association.

3

In section 61(1) (interpretation of Part VI), in the definition of “housing association” for the words from “meaning” to the end substitute “same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985”.

4

In section 63(4) (lessors excluded from Part VII), in paragraph (e) (registered housing associations), for “Housing Act 1974” substitute “Housing Associations Act 1985”.