# Housing (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 47: Prohibition on contracting out


(1) The terms of any agreement of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) are of no effect in so far as they purport to—
(a) exclude or limit any duty a letting agent has under the Letting Agent Code of Practice, or
(b) impose any penalty, disability or obligation in the event of a person enforcing compliance by the letting agent with such a duty.
(2) The agreements are—
(a) an agreement between a landlord and a letting agent,
(b) an agreement between a tenant and a letting agent,
(c) an agreement (including a lease) between a landlord and a tenant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/14/section/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2014/section-47
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