SCHEDULE 2 S

PART 2 SModification of Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act

Interpretation S

17.  After paragraph 19 (interpretation), insert—

“19A.   In this schedule—

“Energy Performance Certificate” means a certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008(1),

“home letting” means a short-term let consisting of the entering into of an agreement for the use, while the host is absent, of accommodation which is, or is part of, the host’s only or principal home,

“home sharing” means a short-term let consisting of the entering into of an agreement for the use, while the host is present, of accommodation which is, or is part of, the host’s only or principal home,

“premises” means the accommodation which is the subject of an application for a short-term licence or the subject of a short-term licence,

“secondary letting” means a short-term let consisting of the entering into of an agreement for the use of accommodation which is not, or is not part of, the licence holder’s only or principal home,

“short-term let” has the same meaning as in article 3 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022,

“short-term let licence” means a licence for a short-term let,

“type of short-term let” means one of the following purposes—

(a)

secondary letting,

(b)

home letting,

(c)

home sharing, or

(d)

home letting and home sharing,

“unique licence number” means a unique number which—

(a)

is assigned to each application or licence, and

(b)

contains a number or letters which—

(i)

identifies the licensing authority, and

(ii)

is used in every licence number assigned by the licensing authority.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 1.3.2022, see art. 1

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/309. Regulation 6 is amended by S.S.I. 2012/208 and S.S.I. 2013/12.