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The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/1995 · Made 15 August 1997 · Extends to Scotland

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HOUSING, SCOTLAND

Made 15th August 1997

Laid before Parliament 15th August 1997

Coming into force

For the purpose of article 8 18th August 1997

For all other purposes 3rd September 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 70(1) and (2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988M1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:C1

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Marginal citations

M1

1988 c.43.

Modifications

C1

Instrument applied (with effect in accordance with Sch. of the amending S.I.) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/236), art. 7, Sch.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Determinations
  4. 3ATransitional arrangements for determination of Single Room Rents with effect from 2nd July 2001
  5. 4Redeterminations
  6. 4ASubstitute determinations and substitute redeterminations
  7. 4BBroad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations
  8. 4CBoard and attendance determinations and notifications
  9. 4DBoard and attendance redeterminations
  10. 4ESubstitute board and attendance determinations and substitute board and attendance redeterminations
  11. 5Insufficient information
  12. 6Exceptions
  13. 7Special cases
  14. 7AErrors
  15. 8Amendment to 1995 Order
  16. 9Revocations and application
  17. Signature
  18. Schedule 1
  19. Part I: DETERMINATIONS
  20. 1Significantly high rents
  21. 2Size and rent
  22. 3Exceptionally high rents
  23. 4Local reference rents
  24. 5Single room rents
  25. 6Claim-related rent
  26. Part II: ASSUMPTIONS etc.
  27. 7Ineligible charges and support charges
  28. 8Housing associations etc.
  29. Part III: NOTIFICATIONS OF PART I DETERMINATIONS
  30. 9Notifications
  31. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  32. Part IV: INDICATIVE RENT LEVELS
  33. 11Paragraph 11
  34. Schedule 2: SIZE CRITERIA
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 1AParagraph 1A
  37. 1BParagraph 1B
  38. 2Paragraph 2
  39. 3Paragraph 3
  40. Schedule 3: REDETERMINATIONS
  41. 1Paragraph 1
  42. 2Paragraph 2
  43. Schedule 3A: PART I
  44. 1Categories of dwelling
  45. 2Formula for local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1(1)(a)
  46. 3Formula for local housing allowance for other categories of dwelling
  47. 4Broad rental market area
  48. Schedule 3B: Broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations
  49. 1Categories of dwelling
  50. 2Local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1
  51. 3Anomalous local housing allowances
  52. 3AMinimum local housing allowance
  53. 4Broad rental market area
  54. 5Broad rental market area
  55. 5ABroad rental market area Repealed
  56. 6Broad rental market area Repealed
  57. Schedule 4: SPECIAL CASES
  58. 1Houseboats
  59. 2Mobile homes
  60. 3Rental purchase agreements
  61. Schedule 5REVOCATIONS
  62. Explanatory note