Paragraph 14

The landlord is Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council or Western Isles Council and—

(a)

the house is—

(i)

held by the council for the purposes of its functions as education authority, and

(ii)

required for the accommodation of a person who is or will be employed by the council for those purposes,

(b)

the council cannot reasonably provide a suitable alternative house for the accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), and

(c)

the tenant (or any one of joint tenants) is, or at any time during the tenancy has been or, where the tenancy passed to the existing tenant under section 22, the previous tenant at any time during the tenancy was, employed by the council for the purposes of its functions as education authority and such employment has terminated or notice of termination has been given.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act modified (temp.) (28.10.2022) by Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 10), s. 13(1), sch. 1 para. 3 (with ss. 1(2), 6, 7, 8) (which affecting provision is continued until 31.3.2024 by The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/82), regs. 1(3), 2(2)) (as amended (27.9.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/275, reg. 2(2))

Notes on Schedule 2

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 heading substituted (1.8.2026) by Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 16), ss. 22(7), 24(2); S.S.I. 2025/400, reg. 2(b)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 wholly in force at 30.9.2002, see s. 113(1)(2) and S.S.I. 2002/321, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions and savings in arts. 3-5)

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 Pt. 1 heading substituted (1.8.2026) by Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 16), ss. 22(8), 24(2); S.S.I. 2025/400, reg. 2(b)