# The Letting Agent Code of Practice (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 2: Background


Section 46 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) allows Scottish Ministers to set out a code of practice that all letting agents must comply with that covers:
the standards of practice for those carrying out letting agency work;
the handling of tenants’ and landlords’ money; and
the professional indemnity arrangements to be kept in place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030912/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-letting-agent-code-of-practice-scotland-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-2
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