Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

4Extended meaning of tenancy in this Act

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For the purposes of this Act—

(a)if an agreement would give rise to a tenancy but for the fact that it does not specify an ish, it is to be regarded as giving rise to a tenancy,

(b)once an agreement has given rise to a private residential tenancy, it is to continue to be regarded as giving rise to a tenancy despite the term of the agreement requiring the tenant to pay rent subsequently being removed from the agreement or otherwise ceasing to have effect.