{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-119",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-119.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/26",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987",
  "path": "section/119",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "119",
  "heading": "Listed buildings and houses subject to building preservation orders.",
  "text": "(1) Where apart from this section a local authority would be empowered to make a demolition order under this Part with respect to a building—\n(a) in relation to which a building preservation notice served under sections 3 to 5 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is in force, or\n(b) which is a listed building within the meaning of section 1(4) of that Act,\nthey shall not make a demolition order but instead may make a closing order or closing orders under this section in respect of the house or houses comprised in the building.\n(2) Where a building to which a demolition order made under this Part by a local authority applies (whether or not that order has become operative) becomes—\n(a) subject to a building preservation notice served under the said sections 3 to 5, or\n(b) a listed building within the meaning of the said section 1(4),\nthe local authority shall revoke the demolition order and may make a closing order or closing orders in respect of the house or houses comprised in the building.\n(3) The provisions of sections 114(1), 116, 117 and 118 shall, subject to any necessary modifications, have effect in relation to a closing order made under this section as they have effect in relation to a closing order made under those sections.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 119(1)(a)(b) substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 2 para. 40(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 119(2)(a)(b) substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 2 para. 40(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/section/119",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:37.661692+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}