# The Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025, Regulation 3: Appointed day - Rent control exemptions


7 January 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2025 Act—
(a) section 23(3) (setting and variation of rent), but only for the purpose of inserting section 17D into the 2016 Act,
(b) section 85 (minor and consequential modifications), but only for the purpose of commencing paragraph 7(6)(c)(i) of the schedule in accordance with paragraph (c),
(c) paragraph 7(6)(c)(i) of the schedule, but only for the purpose of inserting “, 17D(1)” into section 77(3) of the 2016 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/355/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2025-commencement-no-1-regulations-2025/regulation-3
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