Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006;

• “the 2004 Act” means the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004^f1;

• “adjudicator” means a person appointed by an approved scheme to resolve disputes relating to tenancy deposits held by that scheme;

• “approval” and “approved” refer to approval by the Scottish Ministers under section 122 (approval of tenancy deposit schemes) of the Act;

• “approved scheme” means a tenancy deposit scheme that has been approved by virtue of section 122 of the Act;

• “designated account” means an account held by the scheme administrator in accordance with regulation 16;

• “landlord” refers to a landlord, within the meaning conferred by the Act, of a relevant tenancy;

• “operational”, in relation to a tenancy deposit scheme, means that the scheme is in a position to accept and safeguard deposits as referred to in regulation 14(1)(a);

• “relevant tenancy” has the meaning given by regulation 3(3) and references to a “tenancy” are to be construed accordingly;

• “scheme administrator” refers to the person or body who may administer an approved scheme;

• “tenancy deposit” has the meaning conferred by section 120(1) (tenancy deposits: preliminary) of the Act;

• “tenancy deposit scheme” has the meaning conferred by section 120(2) of the Act;

• “tenant” refers to a tenant of a relevant tenancy and includes joint tenants and former tenants by whom a tenancy deposit was paid;

• “working day” means a day that is not a Saturday or Sunday, nor any day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f2 in any part of the United Kingdom; and

• “write” and “writing” include electronic communications within the meaning of section 15 (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f3.