Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 17th May 2006 two provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006: section 178, which relates to the permissible purposes of registered social landlords, and section 180, which amends the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43) to clarify the sheriff’s powers to make an order for possession in defined circumstances.