# The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014, Article 2: Interpretation

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In this Order—
“the 1987 Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; ...
“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;
“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 applicant;
“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;
“minimum accommodation safety standards” includes standards specified in an enactment for accommodation in relation to health and safety, hygiene, fire, furniture and electrical equipment;
“rapid access accommodation” means emergency temporary accommodation for rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping, which—
(a)contains a bedroom which is—
(i)safe, private and lockable;
(ii)furnished; and
(iii)of a good standard; and
(b)provides support to a person using that accommodation to—
(i)access benefits or other services through provision of on-site homelessness and support assessments; and
(ii)access ongoing support services, including specialist support services; and
“shared tenancy accommodation” means accommodation which—
(a)is shared by no more than 5 people;
(b)is of a good standard;
(c)is provided to residents who agree to share accommodation on a temporary basis pending placement in settled accommodation; and
(d)in which each resident has a private and lockable bedroom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/243/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homeless-persons-unsuitable-accommodation-scotland-order-2014/article-2
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