Section 8 Common housing registersI1
A local authority must, when required to do so by the Scottish Ministers, prepare and submit to the Scottish Ministers proposals for establishing and maintaining a list of applicants for housing to be kept jointly by or on behalf of any two or more housing providers in connection with the allocation of housing held by them for housing purposes.
In subsection (1), “housing providers” means the local authority, any other local authority and any registered social landlord.
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to establishing and maintaining such a list.
Such regulations may, in particular, make provision as to—
the time by which proposals under subsection (1) are to be submitted to the Scottish Ministers,
the form of such proposals and the matters which they are to include,
consultation on such proposals,
the procedure for approval of such proposals by the Scottish Ministers,
the procedure for implementing such proposals .
Where the Scottish Ministers approve proposals by virtue of this section, the local authority must ensure that a list of applicants for housing is established and maintained in accordance with the proposals as so approved.
A registered social landlord which holds housing for housing purposes must comply with any reasonable request made to it by a local authority in connection with the exercise of the authority’s functions under this section.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 8 wholly in force at 1.4.2002, see s. 113(1)(2) and S.S.I. 2002/168, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions and savings in art. 3)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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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))