The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022

Interpretation

18.  In this schedule—

“Electrical Installation Condition Report” means a report containing the following information—

(a)

the date on which the inspection was carried out,

(b)

the address of the premises inspected,

(c)

the name, address and relevant qualifications of the person who carried out the inspection,

(d)

a description, and the location, of each installation, fixture, fitting and appliance inspected,

(e)

any defect identified,

(f)

any action taken to remedy a defect,

“Energy Performance Certificate” means a certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008(1),

“gas safety report” means a report containing the following information—

(a)

the date on which the appliance or flue was checked,

(b)

the address of the premises at which the appliance or flue is installed,

(c)

a description of and the location of each appliance or flue checked,

(d)

any safety defect identified,

(e)

any remedial action taken,

(f)

confirmation that the check undertaken complies with the requirements of an examination of—

(i)

the effectiveness of any flue,

(ii)

the supply of combustion air,

(iii)

subject to head (iv), its operating pressure or heat input or, where necessary, both,

(iv)

if it is not reasonably practicable to examine its operating pressure or heat input (or, where necessary, both), its combustion performance,

(v)

its operation so as to ensure its safe functioning,

(g)

the name and signature of the individual carrying out the check, and

(h)

the registration number with which that individual, or that individual’s employer, is registered with a body approved by the Health and Safety Executive for the purposes of regulation 3(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998(2),

“holder of the licence” means any person to whom a short-term let licence has been granted or jointly granted,

“home letting” means a short-term let consisting of the entering into of an agreement for the use, while the host is absent, of accommodation which is, or is part of, the host’s only or principal home,

“home sharing” means a short-term let consisting of the entering into of an agreement for the use, while the host is present, of accommodation which is, or is part of, the host’s only or principal home,

“premises” means the accommodation which is the subject of an application for a short-term licence or the subject of a short-term licence,

“repairing standard” means the steps which the holder of the licence is required to take to comply with the obligations placed on the holder by Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006(3),

“secondary letting” means a short-term let consisting of the entering into of an agreement for the use of accommodation which is not, or is not part of, the licence holder’s only or principal home,

“short-term let” has the same meaning as in article 3 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022,

“short-term let licence” means a licence for a short-term let, and

“type of short-term let” means one of the following purposes—

(a)

secondary letting,

(b)

home letting,

(c)

home sharing, or

(d)

home letting and home sharing.

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/309. Regulation 6 is amended by S.S.I. 2012/208 and S.S.I. 2013/12.

(2)

S.I. 1998/2451.

(3)

2006 asp 1.