Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

93 Assistance for housing purposes: further provision

(1) Assistance under subsection (2) or (3) of section 92 may, subject to subsection (2) of this section, be provided on such terms and conditions (including conditions for repayment of financial assistance in specified circumstances) as the local authority may specify.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to—

(a) the purposes for which, and the classes of persons to whom, local authorities may provide assistance under those subsections of a kind referred to in subsection (4)(a) to (d) of that section,

(b) the procedure to be followed by local authorities in considering whether to provide such assistance,

(c) the terms and conditions on which such assistance is to be provided (including conditions for repayment in specified circumstances).

(3) The Scottish Ministers may issue guidance to local authorities generally or to any description of local authority in relation to the provision of assistance under section 92(2) or (3).

(4) Before making regulations under subsection (2) or issuing guidance under subsection (3) of this section the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) such bodies representing local authorities,

(b) such bodies representing registered social landlords, and

(c) such other persons,

as they think fit.

(5) The Scottish Ministers may by order modify any enactment passed or made before the coming into force of section 92 under which a local authority may provide assistance to a landlord or other person of a kind which the authority may provide under that section.