45Transfer of existing tenancies
(1)The provisions of subsection (3) below apply in relation to a tenancy which was entered into before, or pursuant to a contract made before, the commencement of this section if—
(a)at that commencement or, if it is later, at the time it is entered into, the interest of the landlord is held by a public body (within the meaning of subsection (4) below); and
(b)at some time after that commencement the interest of the landlord ceases to be so held.
(2)The provisions of subsection (3) below also apply in relation to a tenancy which was entered into before, or pursuant to a contract made before, the commencement of this section if—
(a)at that commencement or, if it is later, at the time it is entered into, it is a housing association tenancy; and
(b)at some time after that commencement, it ceases to be such a tenancy.
(3)On and after the time referred to in subsection (1)(b) or, as the case may be, subsection (2)(b) above—
(a)the tenancy shall not be capable of being a protected tenancy or a housing association tenancy;
(b)the tenancy shall not be capable of being a secure tenancy unless (and only at a time when) the interest of the landlord under the tenancy is (or is again) held by a public body; and
(c)paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall not apply in relation to it, and the question whether at any time thereafter it becomes (or remains) an assured tenancy shall be determined accordingly.
(4)For the purposes of this section, the interest of a landlord under a tenancy is held by a public body at a time when—
(a)it belongs to an islands or district council, or a joint board or joint committee of an islands or district council or the common good of an islands or district council, or any trust under the control of an islands or district council; or
(b)it belongs to a regional council, or a joint board or joint committee of 2 or more regional councils, or any trust under the control of a regional council; or
(c)it belongs to a development corporation within the meaning of the [1968 c. 16.] New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (including an urban development corporation within the meaning of Part XVI of the [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980); or
(d)it belongs to the Scottish Special Housing Association; or
(e)it belongs to Scottish Homes; or
(f)it belongs to a police authority in Scotland; or
(g)it belongs to a fire authority in Scotland; or
(h)it belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department.
(5)In this section—
(a)“housing association tenancy” means a tenancy to which Part VI of the [1984 c. 58.] Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 applies; and
(b)“protected tenancy” has the same meaning as in that Act.