Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)

Valid from 31/08/2011

Part 5 S Licensing of houses in multiple occupation

General and supplementary S

166 Interpretation of Part 5 S

In this Part—

• “applicant” means a person who applies for an HMO licence,

• “chief constable”, when referred to in relation to any living accommodation, means the chief constable of the police force maintained for the area in which the living accommodation is situated,

• [F1 “enforcing authority” has the meaning given by section 61(9) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5),]

• F1 “finally determined”, in relation to an appeal to the sheriff, has the meaning given in section 159(12),

• “HMO register”, in relation to a local authority, means the register kept by it under section 160,

• “licence holder” means a person who holds an HMO licence,

• “proper officer”, in relation to a local authority, is to be construed in accordance with section 235(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 166: definition inserted (1.10.2006) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/475), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(5)