Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1978

The Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 49)

1 In section 138 (mode of provision of housing accommodation)—

(a) in subsection (3) after the word " accommodation" there shall be inserted the word " (a) ", and at the end there shall be added " (b) includes and shall be deemed always to have included the provision of a hostel. ";

(b) after subsection (3) there shall be added the following subsection—

“(4) In this section ' hostel' means—

(a) in relation to a building provided or converted before 3rd July 1962, a building in which is provided, for persons generally or for any class or classes of persons, residential accommodation (otherwise than in separate and self-contained dwellings) and board;

(b) in relation to a building provided or converted on or after 3rd July 1962, a building in which is provided, for persons generally or for any class or classes of persons, residential accommodation (otherwise than in houses) and either board or common facilities for the preparation of food adequate to the needs of those persons or both.”.

2 In section 145 (powers of dealing with land acquired or appropriated for purposes of Part VII)—

(a) in subsection (1)(d) after the word " houses " wherever it occurs there shall be inserted the words " or any part share thereof ";

(b) in subsection (6) after the word " house" there shall be inserted the words " or any part share thereof ".