# The Letting Agent Code of Practice (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 3: Background


The Code forms part of a broader regulatory framework for letting agents, which the 2014 Act also introduced. The framework’s main features are:
a mandatory register for letting agents with an associated ‘fit and proper’ person test;
powers for Scottish Ministers to set training requirements that must be met before an applicant can be accepted on to the register;
a means of redress for breaches of the Code to the First-tier Tribunal for landlords and tenants; and
powers for Scottish Ministers to obtain information, and powers of inspection to help them monitor compliance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030912/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-letting-agent-code-of-practice-scotland-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-3
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