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Section 55 Tenancies to which sections 55 to 59 apply.C1C2

Scotland

This section and sections 56 to 59 below apply to a tenancy where—

(a)

the interest of the landlord under that tenancy belongs to a housing association or to the Housing Corporation, and

(b)

the tenancy would be a protected tenancy but for section 1(1)(a) or 5 above F1but do not apply, and shall be deemed never to have applied, to a tenancy which is a lease under a shared ownership agreement within the meaning of F2section 83(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10).,

and in this section and the said sections 56 to 59 “tenancy” means, unless the context otherwise requires, a tenancy to which those sections apply.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words inserted by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), ss. 47(2), 52

F2

Words in s. 55(b) substituted (1.11.2001) by 2001 asp 10, s. 112, Sch. 10 para. 9(4); S.S.I. 2001/336, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. II (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)

Modifications

C1

S. 55 modified by Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40, SIF 50), s. 34, Sch. 1 Pt. IV

C2

Ss. 55-59 continued (temp.) (30.9.2002) by The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Scottish Secure Tenancy etc.) Order 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/318), art. 5