Section 31A Succession after the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into forceF1

Scotland

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)

a sole tenant under an assured tenancy dies on or after F21 December 2017 , and

(b)

an individual succeeds to the tenancy.

(2)

As soon as the individual becomes the tenant, the tenancy—

(a)

ceases to be an assured tenancy (if, but for this section, it would have been one), and

(b)

becomes a private residential tenancy as defined in the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.

Annotations

F1: S. 31A inserted (1.12.2017) by Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 19), s. 79(2), sch. 5 para. 5; S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.
F2: Words in s. 31A(1)(a) substituted (1.12.2017) by The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Amendment, Saving Provision and Revocation) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/346), regs. 1(1), 4(3)

C1: Pt. II (ss. 12–55) excluded by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 103, 128, 145, 335
C2: Pt. II excluded (3.9.2007) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), ss. 38(4)(10), 195(3) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2007/270, art. 3
C3: Pt. II excluded (31.8.2011) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), s. 195(3), Sch. 5 para. 3(10) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3
C4: Pt. 2 excluded by 2002 c. 29, s. 269A(5) (as inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 29(5), 58(1)(6); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(l))