{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-secure-tenants-right-to-repair-regulations-2002/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-secure-tenants-right-to-repair-regulations-2002/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2002/316",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Secure Tenants (Right to Repair) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-secure-tenants-right-to-repair-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Procedure for notification of and carrying out qualifying repairs",
  "text": "Where a tenant applies to a landlord for a qualifying repair to be carried out–\n(a) if the landlord considers it necessary to inspect the house to ascertain whether the repair is a qualifying repair, the landlord shall inspect the house;\n(b) in any case, the landlord shall let the tenant know whether the subject of the tenant’s application is a qualifying repair and where it is, make arrangements for access with the tenant and provide details of–\n(i) the maximum period within which the qualifying repair is to be completed;\n(ii) the last day of that period;\n(iii) the effect of these Regulations; and\n(iv) the name, address and telephone number of the primary contractor and at least one other listed contractor from the list of contractors maintained by the landlord; and\n(c) if the subject of the tenant’s application is a qualifying repair, the landlord shall issue a works order to the primary contractor and provide details of–\n(i) the qualifying repair;\n(ii) the period within which the qualifying repair is to be completed;\n(iii) the last day of the maximum period; and\n(iv) the arrangements made for access.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2026/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/316/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:40:35.093265+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."
}