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Paragraph 2

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(1)

In relation to Scotland, householder means a person who is the owner or tenant of domestic premises.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)

“owner” includes any person who under the Land Clauses Actsf1 would be enabled to sell and convey land to promoters of an undertaking;

(b)

“tenant” includes a sub-tenant and a person who—

(i)

occupies a dwelling in terms of a contract of employment;

(ii)

has a licence to occupy a dwelling; or

(iii)

is a cottar within the meaning of section 12(5) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993f2,

but excludes a tenant of a social landlord within the meaning of section 165 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Defined in Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30).

f2

1993 c.44.

f3

2010 asp 17.