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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025/section-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025/section-53.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2025/26",
  "legislation_title": "Renters’ Rights Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025",
  "path": "section/53",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Power of Scottish Ministers to protect others",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about relevant tenancies, corresponding to the provision made by this Chapter in relation to persons who would have a child live with or visit them or persons who are benefits claimants, in relation to persons of another description.\n(2) Before making regulations under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.\n(3) Regulations under subsection (1)—\n(a) may amend, repeal or revoke provision made by or under—\n(i) an Act of the Scottish Parliament,\n(ii) an Act (including this Act),\nwhenever passed or made;\n(b) may only make provision which would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if contained in an Act of that Parliament.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 53 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 145(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 53 in force at 1.5.2026 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2026/125, reg. 2(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/section/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:46:43.804012+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}