Section 26 Rent officer's duty to issue provisional orderI1C1
Before making an order under subsection (1) of section 25, a rent officer must issue a provisional order stating—
the rent which the rent officer proposes to specify under that section, and
the amount which the rent officer proposes to record for the purpose of subsection (3) of that section.
Where a rent officer has issued a provisional order under subsection (1), the landlord or the tenant may ask the rent officer to reconsider the proposed amounts.
A request under subsection (2) may not be made more than 14 days after the provisional order is issued.
If a request is made under subsection (2), the rent officer must reconsider the proposed amounts prior to making an order under section 25(1).
Annotations
Modifications
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S. 26 modified (temp.) (28.10.2022) by Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 10), s. 13(1), sch. 1 para. 1(1)(10) (with ss. 1(2), 6, 7, 8) (as amended: (1.4.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/82, regs. 1(3), 2(2); and (27.9.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/275, regs. 1(2), 2(2))
Commencement
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S. 26 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.
Notes on Part 4
Textual amendments
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Pt. 4 heading substituted (1.4.2026) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13), ss. 23(2), 86(2); S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1