# Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, Paragraph 2

Extent: S

(1) If it appears to the rent officer that the information supplied to him is insufficient to enable him to issue a certificate of fair rent he shall serve on the applicant a notice stating that he will not entertain the application and that, if a request in writing to that effect is made by the applicant within 14 days from the service of the notice or such longer period as a rent officer or the First-tier Tribunal may allow, the rent officer will refer the application to the First-tier Tribunal.
(2) If such a request is made, then—
(a) if it is made within the period of 14 days referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above or the First-tier Tribunal so directs, the rent officer shall refer the application to the First-tier Tribunal;
(b) if it is made after the expiry of that period, the rent officer may either refer the application to the First-tier Tribunal or seek the directions of the First-tier Tribunal whether so to refer it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/58/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-scotland-act-1984/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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