Modification of schedule 1 of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 20162

1

Schedule 1 of the Act (tenancies which cannot be private residential tenancies) is modified in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

At the end of schedule 1 insert—

Accommodation for veterans and care leavers22

1

A tenancy cannot be a private residential tenancy if the landlord is—

a

a charity providing accommodation to veterans, or

b

a charity providing temporary accommodation to a care leaver.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph—

  • “care leaver” is a person who—

    1. a

      is under the age of 26 years,

    2. b

      was on that person’s sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time looked after by a local authority, and

    3. c

      is no longer looked after by a local authority; and “looked after” is to be construed in accordance with sections 17(6) (duty of local authority to child looked after by them) and 29(7) (after-care) of the Children (Scotland) Act 19952,

  • “charity” has the meaning given in section 106 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 20053, and

  • “veteran” means a person who has served—

    1. a

      for at least one day in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (regular and reserve), or

    2. b

      as a member of the Merchant Navy on a civilian vessel while supporting the Armed Forces.