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The Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) Regulations 2002

S.S.I. 2002/319 · Made 26 June 2002

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HOUSING

Made 26th June 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th June 2002

Coming into force 30th September 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36(3) and 109(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2001 asp 10.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Form of notice for recovery of possession
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2001
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.

2Form of notice for recovery of possession

The form of the notice contained in the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 36(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.

Signature

MARGARET CURRAN

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th June 2002

HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2001

SHORT SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCY

NOTICE TO BE SERVED ON A TENANT OF A SHORT SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCY OF INTENTION TO RAISE PROCEEDINGS FOR POSSESSION

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the form of notice to be used by a landlord when notifying a tenant under a short Scottish secure tenancy, within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, that the landlord requires possession of the house occupied by that tenant and may commence possession proceedings in respect of that house.

The notice sets out the time limits within which the landlord is permitted to commence possession proceedings.