Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1987 Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; F1...

• F2“community hosting” means the provision of a spare room and other support by a member of the community to a homeless household in crisis for a short period of time;

• F3“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);

• “household” means the applicant and any person who resides, or might reasonably be expected to reside, with the applicantF4;

• F5“isolate” in relation to a person means separation of that person from any other person in such manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus;

• F6“minimum accommodation safety standards” includes standards specified in an enactment for accommodation in relation to health and safety, hygiene, fire, furniture and electrical equipment;

• F7“rapid access accommodation” means emergency temporary accommodation for rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping, which—

  1. (a)

     contains a bedroom which is—

     1. (i)

        safe, private and lockable;

     2. (ii)

        furnished; and

     3. (iii)

        of a good standard; and

  2. (b)

     provides support to a person using that accommodation to—

     1. (i)

        access benefits or other services through provision of on-site homelessness and support assessments; and

     2. (ii)

        access ongoing support services, including specialist support services; and

• F8“shared tenancy accommodation” means accommodation which—

  1. (a)

     is shared by no more than 5 people;

  2. (b)

     is of a good standard;

  3. (c)

     is provided to residents who agree to share accommodation on a temporary basis pending placement in settled accommodation; and

  4. (d)

     in which each resident has a private and lockable bedroom.