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The Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015

S.S.I. 2015/326 · Made 8 September 2015

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Housing

Made 8th September 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th September 2015

Coming into force 22nd September 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(3) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2011 asp 14.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 and comes into force on 22nd September 2015.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011.

2Appointed days

(1)

22nd September 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2).

(2)

The provisions are the following subsections of section 35 (landlord application to private rented housing panel)—

(a)

subsection (1);

(b)

subsection (4) for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under sections 28B(1) and 28C(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006f1; and

(c)

subsection (8).

(3)

1st December 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of subsections (2), (4) (in so far as not already in force) and (5) to (7) of section 35 of the Act.

Signature

M J BURGESS

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th September 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 35 (landlord application to private rented housing panel) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) with the exception of subsection (3) which will be repealed by section 25(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014f1).