The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) (Amendment) Order 2001

Transitional Arrangements for Single Room Rents with effect from 2nd July 2001

3.—(1) In article 3 for the words “article 6” there shall be substituted the words “articles 3A and 6”.

(2) After article 3 there shall be inserted the following article—

“Transitional arrangements for determination of Single Room Rents with effect from 2nd July 2001

3A.   In a case where the rent officer has made and notified an authority of a determination of a single room rent pursuant to paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 in the period of 12 months before 2nd July 2001 that determination shall cease to have effect on the day before 2nd July 2001 and a rent officer shall—

(a) make a new determination of that single room rent in accordance with Part I of Schedule 1;

(b) comply with Part II of Schedule 1; and

(c) give notice in accordance with Part III of Schedule 1 within the relevant period or as soon as is practicable after that period;

without an application for a determination under regulation 12A of the 1987 Regulations having been made.”