Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012 and comes into force on 31st January 2012.
(2)
In this Order—
“the 2011 Act” means the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011;
“the appointed day” means 31st January 2012.
Appointed day2.
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the 2011 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the Schedule) will come into force on the appointed day.
(2)
Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 comes into force on the appointed day only for that purpose.
Transitional provision3.
Notwithstanding the commencement of sections 13(2) and 13(4) of the 2011 Act, sections 129A and 131A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20062 have no effect as regards any application for an HMO licence under section 129 of that Act received by a local authority before 31st January 2012.
KEITH BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh