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Housing (Scotland) Act 1987

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1(1)A management scheme shall give particulars of all works which in the opinion of the local authority—

(a)the local authority would have required to be carried out under the provisions of Part VIII (other than those relating to control orders), or under any other enactment relating to housing or public health, and

(b)constitute works involving capital expenditure.

(2)A management scheme shall also—

(a)include an estimate of the cost of carrying out the works of which particulars are given in the scheme; and

(b)specify what is in the opinion of the local authority the highest number of individuals or households who should, having regard to the considerations set out in subsections (1) to (3) of section 161, live in the house having regard to its existing condition and to its future condition as the works progress which the authority carry out in the house; and

(c)include an estimate of the balances which will from time to time accrue to the local authority out of the net amount of the rent and other payments received by the authority from persons occupying the house after deducting—

(i)compensation payable by the authority under section 181 and section 183, and

(ii)all expenditure, other than expenditure of which particulars are given under subsection (2), incurred by the authority in respect of the house while the control order is in force, together with the appropriate establishment charges.

(3)In this Schedule, references to surpluses on revenue account as settled by the scheme are references to the amount included in the scheme by way of an estimate under sub-paragraph (2)(c), subject to any variation of the scheme made by the local authority under sub-paragraph (4), or made by the sheriff on an appeal or an application under the following provisions of this Schedule.

(4)The local authority may at any time vary the scheme in such a way as to increase the amount of the surpluses on revenue account as settled by the scheme for all or any periods (including past periods).

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