# Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 4: Power of local authority to provide furniture, etc.


(1) A local authority—
(a) may fit out, furnish and supply any house erected, converted or acquired by them under section 2 with all requisite furniture, fittings and conveniences;
(b) shall have power to sell, or to supply under a hire-purchase agreement, furniture to the occupants of houses provided by the local authority and, for that purpose, to buy furniture.
(2) In this section “hire-purchase agreement” means a hire-purchase or conditional sale agreement within the meaning of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-4
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