Explanatory note

This Order makes amendments to 5 statutory instruments to replace references to “rent assessment panel” and “rent assessment committee” with “private rented housing panel” and “private rented housing committee” respectively. The amendments are consequential upon section 21 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), which makes provision for the names of the panel and committee.

Paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 16, 17 and 19 of Schedule 6 to that Act made similar consequential amendments to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58), the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43), the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11).