Modification of schedule 1 of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 20162
1
Schedule 1 of the Act (tenancies which cannot be private residential tenancies) is modified in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
At the end of schedule 1 insert—
Accommodation for veterans and care leavers
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1
A tenancy cannot be a private residential tenancy if the landlord is—
a
a charity providing accommodation to veterans, or
b
a charity providing temporary accommodation to a care leaver.
2
For the purposes of this paragraph—
“care leaver” is a person who—
- a
is under the age of 26 years,
- b
was on that person’s sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time looked after by a local authority, and
- c
is no longer looked after by a local authority; and “looked after” is to be construed in accordance with sections 17(6) (duty of local authority to child looked after by them) and 29(7) (after-care) of the Children (Scotland) Act 19952,
“charity” has the meaning given in section 106 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 20053, and
“veteran” means a person who has served—
- a
for at least one day in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (regular and reserve), or
- b
as a member of the Merchant Navy on a civilian vessel while supporting the Armed Forces.