http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/1/schedule/5/paragraph/2Housing (Scotland) Act 2006An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about housing standards; to confer a right to adapt rented houses to meet the needs of disabled occupants; to provide for the giving of assistance by local authorities in connection with work carried out in relation to houses; to require certain information to be made available on the sale of houses; to regulate the multiple occupation of houses and certain other types of living accommodation; to make provision about mobile homes; to make provision about matters to be considered by local authorities when assessing suitability of persons to act as a landlord; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-09-05Expert Participation2024-08-30 SCHEDULE 5<Acronym Expansion="House of Multiple Occupation">HMO</Acronym> amenity notices: enforcement <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation><Emphasis>Evacuation</Emphasis>21Where the local authority—ais authorised by this schedule to carry out work in living accommodation, andbconsiders that doing so is likely to endanger the occupant of any land or premises,it must require that occupant to move from the land or premises.2A requirement under sub-paragraph (1) must be made by serving a notice on the occupant specifying—aby reference to the work which the local authority is authorised to carry out, the reason why the occupant is required to move, andbthe period, beginning not less than 14 days after the date on which the notice is served, within which the occupant must move.3A requirement under sub-paragraph (1) ceases to have effect if—athe sheriff refuses to grant a warrant under paragraph 3(4) in relation to it, orbthe work concerned is completed.Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3
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