Short Scottish Secure Tenancies for antisocial behaviour and miscellaneous changes: statutory guidance for social landlords

Statutory guidance for social landlords on using the changes to the law on short Scottish secure tenancies introduced in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.


Footnotes

1 All references to “landlord(s)” in this document means social landlord(s) unless otherwise stated. This covers local authority landlords (see section 11(3) of the 2001 Act) and registered social landlords (see section 111 of the 2001 Act).

2 Section 7 of the 2014 Act inserts a new ground 2A “Other antisocial behaviour” into Schedule 6 to the 2001 Act.

3 Section 35A of the 2001 Act is inserted by section 10 of the 2014 Act.

4 Section 16 of the 2001 Act is amended by section 14(2) of the 2014 Act.

5 See ground 2A of schedule 6 to the 2001 Act inserted by section 7(4) of the 2014 Act.

6 See section 35(2)(b) of the 2001 Act inserted by section 7(2) of the 2014 Act.

7 Section 34(6A) of the 2001 Act, inserted by section 9(1)(b) of the 2014 Act, specifies the term in relation to a tenancy which is a short SST by virtue of section 35 or paragraph 1,2 or 2A of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act.

8 Section 35A of the 2001 Act is inserted by section 10(1) of the 2014 Act.

9 Section 34(5A) of the 2001 Act is inserted by section 9(1)(a) of the 2014.

10 Section 36(8) of the 2001 Act, inserted by section 11(f) of the 2014 Act, modifies section 14(4)(b) of the 2001 Act in relation to the recovery of possession of a house let under a short SST.

11 Section 36(3)(aa) of the 2001 Act inserted by section 11(b) of the 2014 Act.

12 Section 36(4A) of the 2001 Act inserted by section 11(c) of the 2014 Act.

13 Paragraph 1 of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act

14 Paragraph 2 of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act

15 Section 35(2) of the 2001 Act

16 Paragraph 2A of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act

17 Section 35(2)(b) of the 2001 Act

18 Section 34(6) of the 2001 Act.

19 Section 34(7) of the 2001 Act

20 Paragraph 1 of schedule 6 and section 35(2)(a) of the 2001 Act

21 Paragraph 2 of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act

22 Section 35 and paragraphs 1,2 and 2A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

23 Paragraphs 3-7A of the 2001 Act.

24 Section 35(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 as amended by section 7(2)(b) of the 2014 Act

25 Section 38(1)(c) of the 2001 Act.

26 Section 35(5) of the 2001 Act.

27 Section 35 and paragraph 2A of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act

28 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2013/06/3279

29 The definition of “housing support services” is contained in section 91(8) of the 2001 Act.

30 Section 36(5) of the 2001 Act

31 See section 34(6A) and 35(3A) of the 2001 Act inserted by sections 9(1)(b) and 11(d) of the 2014 Act.

32 Section 31(5) of the 1987 Act

33 Section 35 and paragraphs 1,2 and 2A of the 2001 Act

34 Paragraph 6 of schedule 6 of the 2001 Act.

35 Section 34(6A) of the 2001 Act as inserted by section 9(1)(b) of the 2014 Act

36 Section 35(3A) of the 2001 Act as inserted by section 9(2)(a) of the 2014 Act

37 Section 34(1)(b) of the 2001 Act.

38 Section 34(5A) of the 2001 Act as inserted by section 9(1)(a) of the 2014 Act

39 Section 36 of the 2001 Act as amended by section 11 of the 2014 Act

40 Section 34(5) of the 2001 Act

41 Section 37(6) of the 2001 Act as inserted by section 9(3) of the 2014 Act

42 Section 35A of the 2001 Act as inserted by section 10 of the 2014 Act

43 Section 14(5) or 36(4) of the 2001 Act

44 Section 34(7) of the 2001 Act.

45 Section 14 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.

46 Section 36(2) of the 2001 Act as amended by section 11(a) of the 2014 Act

47 Section 36(3) of the 2001 Act as amended by section 11(b) of the 2014 Act

48 Section 36(2) of the 2001 Act

49 Section 36(3) of the 2001 Act

50 Section 36(2) of the 2001 Act as amended by section 11(a) of the 2014 Act

51 Section 34(5A) of the 2001 Act as inserted by section 9(1)(a) of the 2014 Act.

52 Section 16(2)(aa) of the 2001 Act inserted by section 14(2) of the 2014 Act.

Contact

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