2012 No. 2 (C. 2)
The Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(3) and (4) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 20111.
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.
SCHEDULE
Column 1 Provision of the 2011 Act | Column 2 Subject matter | Column 3 Purpose |
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Section 13(2), 13(4) and 13(5) | Amendment of the licensing regime for houses in multiple occupation. | |
Section 17 | Overcrowding in private rented housing: statutory notice. | Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make orders. |
Section 19 | Information and advice for occupiers on overcrowding statutory notices. | Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make orders. |
Section 29 | Guidance in connection with Part 3 (overcrowding statutory notices) of the 2011 Act. | Only for the purpose of requiring the Scottish Ministers to consult before issuing any such guidance. |
Section 32(2) | Premiums: regulations. | Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations. |
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision of the 2011 Act | Date of commencement | Instrument number |
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Section 2 | 31st August 2011 | |
Section 4(a) (partially) | 31st August 2011 | |
Sections 4(b), 7, 10, 13(1), 13(3), 13(6), 14, 15 and 16 | 31st August 2011 | |
Section 33 (partially) | 31st August 2011 | |
Sections 34, 36 and 37 | 31st August 2011 |