3.—(1) Any day for which regulation 2 is in force, including the day on which the regulation first comes into force, is not to be counted for the purpose of calculating the maximum period.
(2) In this regulation, “the maximum period” means the period prescribed by article 2(1) and (2) of the Scottish Secure Tenancies (Repossession Orders) (Maximum Period) Order 2012(1) for the purposes of section 16(5A)(c) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001(2) (powers of court in possession proceedings).
2001 asp 10. Subsection (5A) was inserted by section 153(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17).