# The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011, 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;
“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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111011850/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-tenancy-deposit-schemes-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-2
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