C1PART III HOUSING THE HOMELESS

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Pt. III (ss. 58-78) excluded (26.7.1993) by 1993 c. 23, s. 4(1)(5), Sch. 1 para. 8; S.I. 1993/1655, art. 2.

Pt. III (ss. 58-78) modified (26.7.1993) by 1993 c. 23, s. 4(5), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with Sch. 1 para. 8); S.I. 1993/1655, art. 2.

Pt. III (ss. 58-78) restricted (19.8.1996) by 1996 c. 49, s. 9(4)(a); S.I. 1996/2127, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

Supplementary provisions

76 Application of this Part to cases arising in Scotland.

1

Sections 67 and 68 (referral of application to another local housing authority and duties to persons whose applications are referred) apply—

a

to applications referred by a housing authority in Scotland in pursuance of section F15(1) of the M1Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977F133 and 34 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, and

b

to persons whose applications are so transferred,

as they apply to cases arising under this Part.

2

Section 72 (duty of other authorities to co-operate with local housing authority) applies to a request by a housing authority in Scotland under section F29(1) of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977F238 of the Act of 1987 as it applies to a request by a local housing authority in England or Wales.

3

In this Part, in relation to Scotland—

a

“local housing authority” means a F3council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and references to the district of such an authority are to the area of that council,

b

“social services authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the M2Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, that is to say, a F4council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;

and in section 72(a) (requests for co-operation) “new town corporation” includes a development corporation established under the M3New Towns (Scotland) 1968.