The Homelessness (Abolition of Priority Need Test) (Scotland) Order 2012

Amendment of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987

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7.  In section 30 (notification of decisions)(1)—

(a)omit subsection (2);

(b)in subsection (3), for “has a priority need” substitute “is homeless or threatened with homelessness”;

(c)in subsection (3A), for “, threatened with homelessness or has a priority need” substitute “or threatened with homelessness,”; and

(d)in subsection (4)(a) omit sub-paragraph (ii) and the “or” that precedes it.

(1)

Section 30 is amended by section 4(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10). It is also amended, and subsection (3A) added, by paragraph 11 of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c.17). Section 30(3)(a) would be amended by section 4(2) of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 but the amendment is not in force and is revoked by this Order.