Section 51 Terms in standard securities relating to children or benefits statusI1I2
Scotland
A term of a standard security over land that consists of or includes a dwelling is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the debtor in the standard security to—
prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy from having a child live with or visit the tenant at the dwelling, or
restrict the circumstances in which a tenant under a relevant tenancy may have a child live with or visit the tenant at the dwelling.
A term of a standard security over land that consists of or includes a dwelling is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the debtor in the standard security to prohibit a benefits claimant from being a tenant under a relevant tenancy.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 51 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 145(1)(7)
- I2
S. 51 in force at 1.5.2026 by S.S.I. 2026/125, reg. 2(b)