SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43)
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1
The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In section 43(3)(a) (certain tenancies secure where interest of landlord belongs to local authority etc.), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—
i
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or a joint board or joint committee of two or more such councils, or the common good of such a council or any trust under the control of such a council; or
ia
a water authority or sewerage authority;
3
In section 45(4) (transfer of existing tenancies: public bodies), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
a
it belongs to a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or a joint board or joint committee of two or more such councils, or the common good of such a council or any trust under the control of such a council; or
aa
it belongs to a water authority or sewerage authority;
4
In section 55(1) (interpretation of Part II of the Act)—
a
after the definition of “prescribed” insert—
“sewerage authority” shall be construed in accordance with section 62 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
b
the word “and”, where it occurs immediately after the definition of “tenancy”, shall cease to have effect; and
c
after the definition of “tenant” insert—
; and
“water authority” shall be construed in accordance with the said section 62.
5
In section 56 (right conferred by Part III)—
a
in subsection (3), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or a joint board or joint committee of two or more such councils, or the common good of such a council or any trust under the control of such a council
b
in subsection (5)(c), for “islands or district council” substitute “
council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
”
;
c
in subsection (6)(a), for “an islands council” substitute “
the council for Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands or Western Isles
”
; and
d
in subsection (9)(a), for “islands or district council” substitute “
council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
”
.
6
In section 57(1) (persons by whom right may be exercised)—
a
the word “neither” shall cease to have effect;
b
the words from “nor” to “council”, where it thirdly occurs, shall cease to have effect; and
c
after “may” insert “
not
”
.
7
In Schedule 4 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies), in paragraph 11—
a
for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
a
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or a joint board or joint committee of two or more such councils, or the common good of such a council or any trust under the control of such a council;
aa
a water authority or sewerage authority;
b
for the word “and”, where it occurs immediately after sub-paragraph (e), substitute “
or
”
.