Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

7 (1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 7(2)(b) after sub-paragraph (iv) there is inserted—

“(v) a private residential tenancy or what would be a private residential tenancy but for paragraph 6 of schedule 1 of the 2016 Act.”.

(3) In section 32(7), after paragraph (b) there is inserted “, or

(c) a private residential tenancy,”.

(4) In section 111—

(a) after the definition of “the 1988 Act”, insert—

• ““the 2016 Act” means the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016,”,

(b) after the definition of “local authority landlord”, insert—

• ““private residential tenancy” has the meaning given by the 2016 Act,”.

(5) In schedule 2, in paragraph 16(a), for the words “an assured tenancy” there is substituted “a private residential tenancy”.

(6) In paragraph 1 of schedule 6—

(a) after the word “possession” there is inserted “or an eviction order”,

(b) after the word “made” there is inserted “or issued”,

(c) after paragraph (f) there is inserted—

“(g) under the 2016 Act on the ground—

(i) that the tenant has a relevant conviction,

(ii) that the tenant has engaged in relevant anti-social behaviour, or

(iii) that the tenant associates in the let property with a person who has a relevant conviction or has engaged in relevant anti-social behaviour.”.