The Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 No. 326 (C. 39)


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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 326 (C. 39)

Housing

The Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015

Made

8th September 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

9th September 2015

Coming into force

22nd September 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(3) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011(1).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 and comes into force on 22nd September 2015.

(2) In this Order "the Act" means the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011.

Appointed days

2.-(1) 22nd September 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The provisions are the following subsections of section 35 (landlord application to private rented housing panel)-

(a)subsection (1);

(b)subsection (4) for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under sections 28B(1) and 28C(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006(2); and

(c)subsection (8).

(3) 1st December 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of subsections (2), (4) (in so far as not already in force) and (5) to (7) of section 35 of the Act.

M J BURGESS

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

8th September 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 35 (landlord application to private rented housing panel) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 ("the Act") with the exception of subsection (3) which will be repealed by section 25(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014(3)).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 20th April 2011. Part 5 of the Act (sections 38 to 41: general provisions) came into force the following day. The provisions of the Act commenced by earlier commencement orders are detailed in the table below.

Provision of the 2011 ActDate of CommencementS.S.I. No.
Section 11st July 2012S.S.I. 2012/150
Section 231st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 31st April 2013S.S.I. 2013/82
Section 4(a) (partially)31st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 4(a) (insofar as not already in force)1st July 2012S.S.I. 2012/150
Sections 4(b)31st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 51st April 2013S.S.I. 2013/82
Section 61st June 2013S.S.I. 2013/82
Section 731st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 8 and 91st April 2013S.S.I. 2013/82
Section 1031st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 111st April 2013S.S.I. 2013/82
Section 12 and Schedule1st April 2013S.S.I. 2013/82
Section 13(1), (3) and (6)31st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 13(2), (4) and (5)31st January 2012S.S.I. 2012/2
Sections 14, 15 and 1631st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Partially, sections 17, 19 and 2931st January 2012S.S.I. 2012/2
Section 32(2) (partially)31st January 2012S.S.I. 2012/2
Section 32 (insofar as not already in force)30th November 2012S.S.I. 2012/267
Section 33 (partially)31st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270
Section 33 (insofar as not already in force)1st May 2013S.S.I. 2013/19
Sections 34, 36 and 3731st August 2011S.S.I. 2011/270


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