Explanatory note

These Regulations provide for a notice requiring information from a person who appears to be a letting agent for the purpose of monitoring compliance with Part 4 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).

Regulation 2 provides that a notice must be in one of the forms set out in the schedule, depending on whether the recipient is or is not a registered letting agent. Regulation 3 provides for the methods by which a notice may be served. Regulation 4 provides that there is a 28-day time limit for complying with the notice. This time limit may be extended by another 28 days if the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that there is good reason and the request to extend is made before the time limit expires. Failure to comply with the notice may be considered by the Scottish Ministers when deciding if a person is a fit and proper person to be registered as a letting agent under section 34(1) of the 2014 Act and is an offence under section 56(1) of the 2014 Act.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.