21Functions of local authorities with respect to persons who are homeless or threatened with homelessness
(1)The [1977 c. 48.] Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
(2)In section 1(2) (homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness) after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(d)it is overcrowded as denned in section 89 of the [1966 c. 49.] Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 and may endanger the health of the occupants.”
(3)In section 4 (duties of housing authorities to homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness) after subsection (6) there shall be inserted the following subsection_
“(7)Where a local authority has a duty under subsections (4) and (5) above "accommodation" shall be denned as accommodation that shall not be overcrowded as denned in section 89 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 and which does not pose a threat to the health of the occupants.”.