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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-secure-tenancies-proceedings-for-possession-preaction-requirements-order-2012/note",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2012/9780111016336",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Pre‑Action Requirements) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-secure-tenancies-proceedings-for-possession-preaction-requirements-order-2012",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes provision in relation to the pre-action requirements set out in section 14A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”).\nLandlords are required to comply with these pre-action requirements before making an application to the court for recovery of possession of a property (under section 14(2) of the 2001 Act).\nArticle 2 makes further provision about in relation to the requirement of a landlord to provide a tenant with certain information about the rent arrears and any other outstanding financial obligation of the tenancy.\nArticle 3 makes further provision in relation to the requirement of a landlord to make reasonable efforts to provide the tenant with information about sources of advice and assistance in relation to housing benefit and other sources of financial assistance.\nArticle 4 makes further provision in relation to the steps a landlord must take in complying with the requirement to make reasonable efforts to agree a plan for future payments.\nArticle 5 makes further provision in relation to the steps a landlord must take in considering the effects of any likely housing benefit entitlement on the outstanding rent and any other outstanding financial obligation of the tenancy.\nArticle 6 makes further provision in relation to the steps a landlord must take in determining whether steps taken by the tenant are steps which are likely to result in payment within a reasonable time.\nArticle 7 makes further provision in relation to the steps a landlord must take in dealing with any failure by the tenant to comply with the terms of a plan agreed for the purposes of section 14A(5) of the 2001 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016336/note",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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