# Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021, Paragraph 6


In describing the procedure mentioned in paragraph 5(2)(a), the code may in particular—
(a) specify a period for negotiation under the procedure,
(b) require that a person (referred to in this paragraph as a rent assessor) be appointed to determine the market rent in the event that no agreement is reached by the end of any negotiation period the code specifies,
(c) require that a rent assessor be appointed—
(i) by the pub-owning business and the tied-pub tenant acting jointly, or
(ii) in the event that they cannot agree, by the adjudicator,
(d) require that the adjudicator set criteria that a person must meet in order to be appointed as a rent assessor,
(e) require that the rent assessor determine the market rent within a period specified in the code.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/17/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tied-pubs-scotland-act-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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