Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58)

Part VI S Rent Limit for Dwelling-houses Let by Housing Associations and the Housing Corporation

55 Tenancies to which sections 55 to 59 apply. S

This section and sections 56 to 59 below apply to a tenancy where—

(a) the interest of the landlord under that tenancy belongs to a housing association or to the Housing Corporation, and

(b) the tenancy would be a protected tenancy but for section 1(1)(a) or 5 above [F1 but do not apply, and shall be deemed never to have applied, to a tenancy which is a lease under a shared ownership agreement within the meaning of section 106(2) of the Housing Associations Act 1985.],

and in this section and the said sections 56 to 59 “tenancy” means, unless the context otherwise requires, a tenancy to which those sections apply.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), ss. 47(2), 52

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 55 modified by Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40, SIF 50), s. 34, Sch. 1 Pt. IV