Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

62 Service of documents

(1) The section applies to the following documents—

(a) work notices,

(b) notices under section 31(3), 32(2) or 34(3),

(c) demolition notices,

(d) notices under section 35(3),

(e) maintenance orders,

(f) notices of decisions under section 46(1), and

(g) notices of variation or revocation of maintenance plans.

(2) A document to which this section applies must be served on—

(a) the owner and occupier of the house concerned,

(b) any creditor holding a standard security over that house,

(c) any person who, directly or indirectly, receives rent in respect of that house, and

(d) any other person appearing to the local authority to have an interest in that house,

and the document is to be treated as being served or, as the case may be, made on the day on which the document is served on the owner of the house.

(3) Failure to comply with any of paragraphs (b) to (d) of subsection (2) does not invalidate the document concerned if the local authority, after exercising its powers under section 186(1), is not aware of the existence of the person on whom the document should have been served.