Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7, Amendment and Saving Provision) Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st December 2017.
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
Amendment of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Order 20162
1
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Order 20162 is amended as follows.
2
In article 3(1)(a) (transitional provision) and in the last entry in column 3 of the table in the schedule (appointed day), for “31st September 2018”, substitute “2nd October 2018”.
Appointed day3
1
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 described 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, a provision specified in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
Saving provision4
The transfer of functions and jurisdiction of the sheriff to the First-tier Tribunal made by section 16 of the Act has no effect in relation to any—
a
action arising from any tenancy referred to in section 16(1) of the Act where the application to the sheriff was made prior to 1st December 2017; and
b
any appeal against the decision of a sheriff in an action of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) where the appeal—
i
has not been determined prior to 1st December 2017; or
ii
is made on or after 1st December 2017 in relation to a decision of a sheriff made on or after that date.