Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

8 Regulations under section 7 S

(1) Regulations may not be made under section 7(1) unless—

(a) they prescribe, in relation to the tenancies to which the regulations are to apply, the terms set out in schedule 2, or

(b) those terms are prescribed in relation to those tenancies already.

(2) Regulations made under section 7 may not be revoked in exercise of the power conferred by that section to the extent that their revocation would result in terms set out in schedule 2 not applying in relation to some or all private residential tenancies.

(3) Nothing in this section prevents provision being made under section 7(3) so that—

(a) in some circumstances, a term set out in schedule 2 is not a term of a private residential tenancy,

(b) in some or all circumstances, a term set out in schedule 2 applies subject to modification.

(4) Before making regulations under section 7, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons representing the interests of tenants and landlords under private residential tenancies as they think fit.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 8(5) repealed (1.12.2017) by The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Amendment, Saving Provision and Revocation) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/346), regs. 1(1), 5(2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 8 in force at 31.10.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/298, reg. 2, sch.