# Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, Paragraph 7

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(1) It is an eviction ground that the let property is required for use in connection with the purposes of a religion.
(2) The First-tier Tribunal may find that the ground named by sub-paragraph (1) applies if—
(a) the let property is held for the purpose of being available for occupation by a person engaged in the work of a religious denomination as a residence from which the duties of such a person are to be performed,
(b) the property has previously been occupied by a person engaged in the work of a religious denomination as a residence from which that person's duties were performed, ...
(c) the property is required for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) , and
(d) the Tribunal is satisfied that it is reasonable to issue an eviction order on account of those facts.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2), reference to a person engaged in the work of a religious denomination includes an imam, a lay missionary, minister, monk, nun, priest and rabbi.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-housing-tenancies-scotland-act-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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