(1)In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires—
“house” means any premises used or intended to be used as a separate dwelling . . . F1;
“landlord” means, in relation to any house, the person from whom the occupier derives his right to occupy it;
“suitable alternative accommodation” means, in relation to the occupier of a house, a house in which the occupier and his family can live without causing it to be overcrowded, being a house which the local authority certify to be suitable to the needs of the occupier and his family as respects security of tenure and proximity to place of work and to be suitable in relation to his means.
(2)The provisions of sections 138(1) to (5), [F2139, 140 and 144] apply only to a locality in respect of which a day has been appointed under section 99 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 or under any enactment referred to in that section.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), s. 72(1)(3), Sch. 8 para. 3, Sch. 10
F2Words substituted (retrospectively) by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), s. 72(1), Sch. 7 para. 6