# Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 135: Definition of overcrowding.


—A house is overcrowded for the purposes of this Part when the number of persons sleeping in the house is such as to contravene—
(a) the standard specified in section 136 (the room standard), or
(b) the standard specified in section 137 (the space standard).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/section/135 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-135
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