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2. Tenancies excepted from definition of “protected tenancy”.
3A. Statutory tenants and tenancies: further provision as to succession.
4. No protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown.
5. No protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to local authority, etc.
6. No protected tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to resident landlord.
12. Extended discretion of court in claims for possession of certain dwelling-houses.
14. Conditions applying to landlord’s right to recovery of possession.
16. Payments demanded by statutory tenants as a condition of giving up possession.
18. No pecuniary consideration to be required on change of tenant under s. 17.
20. Effect on furnished sub-tenancy of determination of superior unfurnished tenancy.
21. Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment in Cases 7 and 8.
Part III Protection against Harassment and Eviction without due process of Law
Part IV Rents under Regulated Tenancies
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31. Adjustment, with respect to services and furniture, of recoverable rent for statutory periods before registration.
35. Rent agreements: special provisions following conversion.
37. Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc.
39. Rectification of rent books in light of determina-tion of recoverable rent.
40. Adjustment for differences in lengths of rental periods.
Part VI Rent Limit for Dwelling-houses Let by Housing Associations and the Housing Corporation
65. References of contracts to rent assessment committees and obtaining by them of information.
66. Powers of rent assessment committees on reference of contracts.
70. Cancellation of entries in register at instance of landlord.
71. Notice to quit served after reference of contract to rent assessment committee.
72. Application to rent assessment committee for security of tenure where notice to quit is served.
74. Reduction of period of notice on account of lessee’s default.
75. Power of sheriff, in action for possession, to reduce period of notice to quit.
82. Prohibition of premiums and loans on grant of protected tenancies.
83. Prohibition of premiums and loans on assignation of protected tenancies.
84. Power to charge premium on assignation of tenancy where premium lawfully charged on earlier assignation.
85. Prohibition of premiums on grant, etc. of Part VII contracts.
87. Punishment of attempts to obtain from prospective tenants excessive prices for furniture.
88. Recovery of premiums and loans unlawfully required or received.
89. Avoidance of requirements for advance payment of rent in certain cases.
Part X Miscellaneous and General
96. Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with landlord.
97. Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with persons other than landlord.
98. Application of Part VII to tenancies falling within section 6.
99. Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sublessor’s premises from protection under the Act.
100. Obligation to notify sublettings of dwelling-houses let on or subject to protected or statutory tenancies.
105. Powers of local authorities for the purposes of giving information.
Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
Statutory Tenants by Succession
2.The original tenant’s spouse where the dwelling-house was that spouse’s...
4.A person who becomes the statutory tenant of a dwelling-house...
5.If, immediately before his death, the first successor was still...
6.The first successor’s spouse, where the dwelling-house was his only...
8.(1) ) Where after a succession the successor becomes the...
Statutory or Statutory Assured Tenants by Succession in a case to which section 3A(1) applies
1.The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Schedule shall have...
2.(1) The original tenant’s spouse where the dwelling-house was that...
4.A person who becomes the statutory tenant of a dwelling-house...
5.If, immediately before his death, the first successor was still...
7.(1) Where after a succession the successor becomes the tenant...
Statutory Assured Tenants by Succession in a case to which section 3A(2) applies
Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-Houses Let on or Subject to Protected or Statutory Tenancies
Part II Cases in which Court must Order Possession where Dwelling-House Subject to Regulated Tenancy
Part IV Suitable Alternative Accommodation
1.For the purposes of section 11(1)(a) above, a certificate of...
2.Where no certificate as is mentioned in paragraph 1 above...
3.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2 above, the relevant...
4.Accommodation shall not be deemed to be suitable to the...
5.Any document purporting to be a certificate of a housing...
6.In this Schedule “housing authority” means a local authority for...
3.The panel shall consist of a number of persons appointed...
4.The Secretary of State shall nominate two of the persons...
5.Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the number...
6.Subject to paragraph 7 below, each rent assessment committee shall...
11.The president of the panel may appoint, with the approval...
12.There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament—...
Applicatons for Registration of Rents
Part I Applications Unsupported by Certificate of Fair Rent
Precedure on applications to rent officer
1.On receiving any application for the registration of a rent,...
2.Where the application is made by the landlord alone the...
4.Where the rent officer, in carrying out his functions under...
5.(1) Where representations are made as mentioned in paragraph 2...
6.After considering, in accordance with paragraph 5 above, what rent...
Part II Applications Supported by Certificate of Fair Rent
5.After considering in accordance with paragraph 4 above what rent...
7.(1) Where an application is referred to a rent assessment...
8.(1) After considering any representation made to them in pursuance...
9.Where an application under this Schedule is made with respect...
10.Where the rent specified in a certificate of fair rent...
Premium allowed on assignation of Tenancy where Premium lawfully paid on Grant
Savings and Transitional Provisions
1.In so far as any regulation, order, scheme, agreement, dissent,...
2.Any document made, served or issued before the passing of...
3.Where a period of time specified in an enactment repealed...
4.Nothing in this Act shall prevent an offence against an...
5.A conviction of an offence under an enactment repealed by...
6.Nothing in this Act shall affect the continued operation after...
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