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PART IIIS RIGHTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR TENANTS

LeasesS

53 Tenant’s right to written lease.S

(1)Every secure tenancy shall be constituted by writing which shall be [F1subscribed by the parties in accordance with the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.]

(2)It shall be the duty of the landlord under a secure tenancy to draw up the documents required to comply with subsection (1), to ensure that they are duly executed before the commencement of the tenancy and to supply a copy of the documents to the tenant.

(3)A tenant shall not be required to pay any fees in respect of anything done under subsection (2).

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 53(1) substituted (1.8.1995) by 1995 c. 7, ss. 14(1), 15(2), Sch. 4 para. 59