Paragraph 16
Scotland
For the purposes of sections 16(4), 19(5), 21(5) and 22(7), accommodation is suitable if—
it consists of premises which are to be let as a separate dwelling under a Scottish secure tenancy or under F1a private residential tenancy , and
it is reasonably suitable to the needs of the tenant and the tenant’s family.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in sch. 2 para. 16(a) substituted (1.12.2017) by Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 19), s. 79(2), sch. 4 para. 7(5); S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.
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
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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)