# The Letting Agent Code of Practice (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 5: Who does the Code apply to?

Extent: S

The Code applies to every person who carries out letting agency work in Scotland, which is defined in section 61(1) of the 2014 Act as:
“things done by a person in the course of that person’s business in response to relevant instructions which are—
(a) carried out with a view to a landlord who is a relevant person entering into, or seeking to enter into a lease or occupancy agreement by virtue of which an unconnected person may use the landlord’s house as a dwelling, or
(b) for the purposes of managing a house (including in particular collecting rent, inspecting the house and making arrangements for the repair, maintenance, improvement or insurance of the house) which is, or is to be, subject to a lease or arrangement mentioned in paragraph (a).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/133/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/letting-agent-code-of-practice-scotland-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-5
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