The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2017

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st December 2017.

(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.

Appointed day

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 1st December 2017.

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule in relation to any provision, that provision comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) for that purpose only.

Saving provision

3.  Despite the amendment of sections 32 and 33 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”)(1) by section 75 and paragraph 2 of schedule 5 of the Act, those sections have effect on and after 1st December 2017 as they had effect immediately before that date but only in relation to—

(a) a short assured tenancy (within the meaning given in section 32(1) of the 1988 Act) which was created before 1st December 2017 and continues in existence on that date;

(b) a new contractual tenancy (within the meaning given in section 32(3)(b) of the 1988 Act) which came into being before 1st December 2017 and continues in existence on that date; and

(c) a new contractual tenancy (within the meaning given in section 32(3)(b) of the 1988 Act) which comes into being after 1st December 2017 at the ish of a short assured tenancy which is a short assured tenancy in a case mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

KEVIN STEWART

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

12th September 2017