Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980

PART VI Supplementary

82 Interpretation of Parts I to III

In Parts I to III of this Act, except where provision is made to the contrary,

• " dwelling-house " means a house or part of a house used for human habitation, and includes land let in conjunction with a dwelling-house and outhouses and pertinents belonging to the dwelling-house or usually enjoyed therewith;

• " family " in relation to a tenant includes a person with whom he is living as man and wife;

• " landlord " means a person who lets a dwelling-house to a tenant for human habitation, and includes his successors in title;

• " secure tenancy " means a secure tenancy within the meaning of section 10 of this Act;

• " tenancy " means any agreement under which a dwelling-house is made available for occupation for human habitation, and " leases ". " let " and " lets " shall be construed accordingly;

• " tenant " means a person who leases a dwelling-house from a landlord and who derives his right therein directly from the landlord, and in the case of joint tenancies means all the tenants.

83 Service of notices

(1) A notice or other document which requires to be served on a person under any provision of this Act may be given to him—

(a) by delivering it to him ;

(b) by leaving it at his proper address ; or

(c) by sending it by recorded delivery post to him at that address.

(2) For the purposes of this section and of section 7 of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 (references to service by post) in its application to this section, a person's proper address shall be his last known address.

84 Repeals

Subject to the transitional provisions contained in this Act, the enactments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

85 Public money

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in any sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment.

86 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980.

(2) The Housing (Scotland) Acts 1966 to 1978 and this Act (except Part IV) may be cited together as the Housing (Scotland) Acts 1966 to 1980.

(3) The Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1975 and Part IV of this Act, and this Part so far as it relates to the said Part IV, may be cited together as the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1980.

(4) This Act shall commence on a day appointed by the Secretary of State by order in a statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different provisions.

(5) This Act applies to Scotland only.