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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/schedule-3/part-II/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/26",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 1987",
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  "path": "schedule/3/part/II/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "—For the purposes of sections 48(3) and 51(3), accommodation is suitable if—\n(a) it consists of premises which are to be let as a separate dwelling under a secure tenancy or under a protected tenancy within the meaning of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 or under an assured tenancy within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988; and\n(b) it is reasonably suitable to the needs of the tenant and his family.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words inserted by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), s. 72(2), Sch. 9 para. 21"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}