Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43)

Part II S Rented Accommodation

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. II (ss. 12–55) excluded by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 103, 128, 145, 335

C2 Pt. II excluded (3.9.2007) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), ss. 38(4)(10), 195(3) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2007/270, art. 3

C3 Pt. II excluded (31.8.2011) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), s. 195(3), Sch. 5 para. 3(10) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3

C4 Pt. 2 excluded by 2002 c. 29, s. 269A(5) (as inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 29(5), 58(1)(6); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(l))

Assured tenancies—security of tenure S

[F1 19A Requirement to notify local authority of proceedings for possession S

(1) Where a landlord raises proceedings for possession of a house let on an assured tenancy, the landlord shall give notice of the raising of the proceedings to the local authority in whose area the house is situated, unless the landlord is that local authority.

(2) Notice under subsection (1) above shall be given in the form and manner prescribed under section 11(3) of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 10).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 19A inserted (2.10.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 10), s. 14(1), Sch. para. 3; S.S.I. 2008/313, art. 2(a)(b)