Section 72.
SCHEDULE 7S Housing (Scotland) Act 1987—Amendments connected with Consolidation
1In section 22 (agreements for exercise by housing co-operatives of local authority housing functions) for subsection (4) there shall be substituted—
“(4)Without prejudice to any power to let land conferred on a local authority by any enactment, the terms of an agreement to which this section applies may include terms providing for the letting of land to the housing co-operative by the local authority for a period not exceeding 20 years.”.
2In section 61 (secure tenant’s right to purchase) in subsection (4)(f) for the words “landlord so mentioned” there shall be substituted the words “landlord which is a registered housing association”.
3SIn section 114 (closing order) in subsection (5) after the word “shall” there shall be inserted the word “ have ”.
4SIn section 129 (appeals) in subsection (1) for “, (3) and (4)” there shall be substituted the words “ to (7) ”.
5SIn section 139 (penalty for causing or permitting overcrowding) in subsection (2)(a) for the words “age of 10” there shall be substituted the words “ age of one or 10 ”.
6SIn section 151 (interpretation of Part VII) in subsection (2) for the words “139(3), 140(1) and (2) and 144(1) and (2)” there shall be substituted the words “ 139, 140 and 144 ”.
7SIn section 173 (warrant to authorise entry) in subsection (5)(a) for the word “entry” there shall be substituted the word “ enter ”.
8SIn section 179 (general effect of control order) in subsection (3) for the word “on” there shall be substituted the word “ or ”.
9SIn section 200 (slum clearance subsidy) in subsection (2) for “(2)” there shall be substituted “ (1) ”.
10SIn section 240 (conditions for approval of applications for improvement grant) in subsection (1)(a) for “9(4)” there shall be substituted “ 12(4) ”.
11SIn section 242 (amount of improvement grant) in subsection (6) for “236” there shall be substituted “ 246 ”.
12SIn section 243 (payment of improvement grant) in subsection (1)(b) for “244(6)” there shall be substituted “ 244(7) ”.
13SIn section 244 (duty of local authorities to make improvement grants for standard amenities or disabled occupants) in subsection (10)(b) for “(6)” there shall be substituted “ (7) ”.
14SIn section 248 (repairs grants)—
(a)in subsection (5)—
(i)for “240, 242(1), (4) and (7)” there shall be substituted “ 242(1), (3), (5) and (7) to (10) and 244 ”; and
(ii)for “244(6)” there shall be substituted “ 244(7) ”; and
(b)in subsection (6)(c) at the end there shall be added “ and 247. ”.
15SIn section 249 (grants for fire escapes) in subsection (6)—
(a)for “(1A), (3), (4), (6) and (7)” there shall be substituted “ , (3) and (5) to (10) ”; and
(b)for “244(6)” there shall be substituted “ 244(7) ”.
16SIn section 250 (repairs grants in housing action areas), in subsection (7), in paragraph (b) for “249(5)” there shall be substituted “ 250(5) ”.
17SIn section 254 (exchequer contributions towards certain grants) in each of subsections (1) and (2) for “250” there shall be substituted “ 249 ”.
18SIn section 255 (exchequer contributions in respect of amenities) in each of subsections (1), (4)(b) and (10) for “248” there shall be substituted “ 251 ”.
19SIn section 268 (notice of determination) in subsection (4) for the words “1 to 3” and “281, 283 and 284(1)” respectively there shall be substituted the words “ 2, 3 and 7 ” and “ 282, 284 and 285 ”.
20SIn section 276 (repurchase by authority other than local authority), in subsection (3), in paragraph (a), for “21” there shall be substituted “ 20 ”.
21SIn section 281 (effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies) in subsection (2)(b) for the words “34(1)(d) of the Tenants’ Rights, Etc (Scotland) Act 1980” there shall be substituted the words “ 9(1)(d) of the M1Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 ”.
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22SIn section 282 (grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier) in subsection (2) for “44(1)” there shall be substituted “ 44(2) ”.
23SIn section 283 (grant of tenancy to former statutory tenant) in subsection (1)—
(a)after “44” there shall be inserted “ (2) ”; and
(b)in paragraph (d) for the words “34(1)(d) of the Tenants’ Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (notice that tenancy is to be a protected shorthold tenancy)” there shall be substituted the words “ 9(1)(d) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (notice that the tenancy is to be a short tenancy) ”.
24SIn section 285 (request for tenancy under sections 282 or 283) in subsection (1)(a) for the words “paragraph 4” there shall be substituted the words “ paragraph 3 ”.
25SIn section 296 (contributions by Secretary of State) in subsection (4)(b) for “8 of Schedule 21” and “8(1)(a)” there shall be substituted respectively “ 10 of Schedule 20 ” and “ 10(1)(a) ”.
26SIn section 299 (jurisdiction of sheriff) in subsection (2)(b) for the words “paragraph (9) of Schedule 21” there shall be substituted the words “ paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20 ”.
27SIn section 338 (interpretation) in the definition of “standard amenities” for “244(5)” there shall be substituted “ 244(6) ”.
28SIn Schedule 7 (application of enactments) in paragraph 13—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2) for the words “those Parts respectively” there shall be substituted the words “ Part I of this Act ”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)(a) for the words “Part I of this Act or Part II of Schedule 8 (as the case may be)” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of Schedule 8 ”.
29SIn Schedule 20 (assistance by way of repurchase) in paragraph 3 for the words “a notice” there shall be substituted the words “ an offer to purchase ”.
30SIn Schedule 24 (repeals) in the entry relating to the M2Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, in column 3, for “5(2)(b)” there shall be substituted “ 5(2)(d) ”.
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