2002 No. 2367 (S. 9)
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers) Order 2002
Made 16th September 2002
Laid before Parliament 17th September 2002
Coming into force 30th September 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 104 and 112(1) of the Scotland Act 1998, hereby makes the following Order:
1998 c. 46.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.

2 Interpretation
In this Order “Scottish secure tenancy” has the same meaning as in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
2001 asp 10.

3 Accommodation for asylum-seekers
1 A tenancy shall not be a Scottish secure tenancy if it is granted in order to provide accommodation under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support for asylum-seekers).
1999 c. 33.
2 A tenancy mentioned in paragraph (1) becomes a Scottish secure tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that it is to be regarded as a Scottish secure tenancy.
Charles Falconer Minister of State Home Office 16th September 2002

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that a tenancy granted to asylum-seekers under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is not a Scottish secure tenancy within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, unless the tenant is notified otherwise by the landlord.