# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997, Article 3: Determinations

Extent: S

(1) Subject to articles 3A and 6, where a local authority, in accordance with regulations made under section 136(2) or (3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 or section 122(5) of the Housing Act 1996, applies to a rent officer for determinations in respect of a tenancy of a dwelling, a rent officer shall–
(a) make the determinations in accordance with Part I of Schedule 1 (determinations);
(b) comply with Part II of Schedule 1 when making the determinations (assumptions etc.); and
(c) give notice in accordance with Part III of Schedule 1 (notifications) within the relevant period or as soon as is practicable after that period.
(2) A rent officer for each registration area (within the meaning of section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 ) on the first working day of each month shall–
(a) make determinations in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 1 (indicative rent levels) ... in the registration area ...;
(b) comply with paragraph 8(2) of Part II of Schedule 1 (assumptions etc.) when making the determinations; and
(c) give to the local authority notice of the determinations relating to its area when they have been made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1995/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-scotland-order-1997/article-3
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