Housing (Scotland) Act 1987

Interpretation of this Part of this Schedule

12 —In this Part of this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—

• "clearance area" means a clearance area under Part III of the [1966 c. 49.] Housing (Scotland) Act 1966;

• "full standard", in relation to a house, means the standard of a house which—

  (a)

  meets the tolerable standard;

  (b)

  is in a good state of repair (disregarding the state of internal decorative repair) having regard to the age, character and locality of the house; and

  (c)

  is provided with all of the standard amenities;

• "housing treatment area" means a housing treatment area under Part I of the [1969 c. 34.] Housing (Scotland) Act 1969;

• "notice land" means land in relation to which a notice is to be served under paragraph 9;

• "relevant land" means—

  (a)

  land in the clearance area or housing treatment area (as the case may be), including land which has been included in that area by virtue of section 41 of the Act of 1966 or section 9 of the Act of 1969 (land already belonging to the local authority); or

  (b)

  land surrounded by or adjoining that area, which the local authority or a previous local authority entitled to purchase the land under section 37 of the Act of 1966 or under section 6 of the Act of 1969 have determined to purchase (whether or not it has been so purchased).