PART 3Private rented housing
Transfer of sheriff's jurisdiction to First-tier Tribunal
I117Repairing standard
1
The 2006 Act is amended as follows.
2
In section 18—
a
in subsection (1), for “sheriff” substitute “
First-tier Tribunal
”
,
b
in subsection (2)(b), for “sheriff” substitute “
Tribunal
”
.
3
The title of section 18 becomes “
Contracting out with consent of First-tier Tribunal
”
.
4
In section 57—
a
in subsection (2), for “sheriff” substitute “
relevant authority
”
,
b
after subsection (2) insert—
2A
In subsection (2), the relevant authority is—
a
where the requirement or thing which the person is authorised or entitled to do relates to the repairing standard, the First-tier Tribunal,
b
in any other case, the sheriff.
5
Part 2 of schedule 1 makes minor and consequential amendments.