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The Right To Purchase From A Public Sector Landlord (Application Form) (Scotland) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/423 · Made 9 March 1989

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HOUSING, SCOTLAND

Made 9th March 1989

Laid before Parliament 13th March 1989

Coming into force 3rd April 1989

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 58(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 f1and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 43

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Form of Notice
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule FORM OF NOTICE
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Right To Purchase From A Public Sector Landlord (Application Form) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 3rd April 1989.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations:

  • “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988;

  • “applicant” means a person who has been approved by Scottish Homes under section 57 of the Act or, as the case may be, Scottish Homes; and

  • “public sector landlord” has the same meaning as in section 56(3) of the Act.

3Form of Notice

For the purposes of section 58(1) of the Act (which requires an applicant wishing to exercise the right conferred by Part III of the Act to acquire a house from a public sector landlord to serve a notice on that landlord), there is prescribed the notice in the form set out in the Schedule hereto or in a form substantially to the like effect.

Signature

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

9th March 1989

FORM OF NOTICE

HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1988

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO PURCHASE UNDER SECTION 58

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the form of notice to be used by an applicant for the purpose of exercising the right conferred by Part III of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 to purchase a house belonging to a public sector landlord.