(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the coming into force of sections 1 to 10 of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”). The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 6th July 2018. Sections 11 and 12 came into force the following day.
Regulation 2 provides that sections 8 to 10 of the Act come into force on 6th September 2018 and sections 1 to 7 of the Act come into force on 8th March 2019.
Regulations 3 to 8 make savings provisions for the coming into force of the amendments in sections 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the Act.
Regulations 3 to 5 make savings provisions in relation to the coming into force of section 2 of the Act. Section 2 of the Act amends sections 60 to 62 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”). These savings provisions provide that those amendments have no effect in relation to notices of intention to remove an officer or a responsible individual or notices to suspend a responsible individual given by the Scottish Housing Regulator (“the Regulator”) before 8th March 2019.
Regulations 6 to 8 make savings provisions for the coming into force of the amendments in sections 3, 5 and 6 of the Act. These savings provisions provide that those amendments have no effect in relation to the disposal of land or assets (section 107 of the 2010 Act); the change of constitution (section 93 of the 2010 Act); or the restructuring, winding up or dissolution of a registered society or to the restructuring or winding up of a company (sections 97, 98, 99, 101, 102 and 104 of the 2010 Act) where the Regulator has given its consent to such action before 8th March 2019.