Housing (Scotland) Act 1988

Establishment and functionsE+W+S

1 Scottish Homes.S

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(3)[F2the Scottish Ministers] shall have the general functions of—

(a)providing, and assisting in the provision of, finance to persons or bodies intending to provide, improve, repair, maintain or manage housing;

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(c)promoting owner-occupation (especially by those seeking to purchase for the first time), the wider ownership of housing by its occupants and a greater choice of tenancy arrangements;

(d)promoting the provision and improvement of housing and the improvement of management of housing (whether by its occupants or otherwise);

(e)promoting and assisting the development of [F4social landlords], F5... ;

(f)undertaking, and assisting the undertaking of, the development, redevelopment and improvement of the physical, social, economic and recreational environment related to housing;

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2 General functions of Scottish Homes.S

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(2)[F8For the purposes of the exercise of their general functions under section 1(3), the Scottish Ministers, so far as they do not otherwise have power to do so,] may—

(a)make grants;

(b)make loans;

(c)acquire, hold and dispose of securities;

(d)guarantee obligations (arising out of loans or otherwise) incurred by other persons, or grant indemnities;

(e)provide or assist in the provision of advisory or other services or facilities for any person;

(f)acquire land by agreement or gift;

(g)acquire land (including servitudes or other rights in or over land by the creation of new rights) compulsorily;

(h)hold and manage land and dispose of, or otherwise deal with, land held by [F9them];

(j)acquire and dispose of plant, machinery, equipment and other property;

(k)develop land or carry out works on land, and maintain or assist in the maintenance of any such works;

(l)make land, plant, machinery, equipment and other property available for use by other persons;

(m)appoint other persons to act as [F10their] agents;

(n)act as agents for other persons;

(o)form companies [F11under the Companies Act 2006];

(p)form partnerships with other persons;

(q)promote, provide or assist in the provision of, training in matters relating to housing;

(r)carry out, commission or assist in the provision of, research and development;

(s)promote, or assist in the promotion of, publicity relating to [F12their general functions under section 1(3)] and to matters relating to housing;

(t)make such charge as [F13they think] fit for any of [F10their] services;

(u)accept any gift or grant made to [F14them] for the purposes of any of [F12their general functions under section 1(3)] and, subject to the terms of the gift or grant and to the provisions of this Act, apply it for those purposes;

(v)turn [F15their] resources to account so far as they are not required for the exercise of any of [F12their general functions under section 1(3)].

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