# Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about housing standards; to confer a right to adapt rented houses to meet the needs of disabled occupants; to provide for the giving of assistance by local authorities in connection with work carried out in relation to houses; to require certain information to be made available on the sale of houses; to regulate the multiple occupation of houses and certain other types of living accommodation; to make provision about mobile homes; to make provision about matters to be considered by local authorities when assessing suitability of persons to act as a landlord; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 24th November 2005 and received Royal Assent on 5th January 2006

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/1/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2006/introduction
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