Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

Prospective

97Repairing tenancies: irritancyS

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(1)The 2003 Act is amended as follows.

(2)After section 18A (as inserted by section 89)—

18BIrritancy of lease and good husbandry: repairing tenancies

(1)Subject to subsection (2), section 18A applies to the irritancy of a lease constituting a repairing tenancy as it applies to the irritancy of a lease constituting a modern limited duration tenancy.

(2)During the repairing period, section 18A has effect as if, after subsection (2), there were inserted—

(2A)Any term of such a lease or of an agreement in connection with the lease that provides for the lease to be irritated solely on the grounds that the tenant is not using the land in accordance with the rules of good husbandry is of no effect...