Part II PUBLIC SECTOR HOUSING

Chapter II SCOTLAND

Miscellaneous

154 Further provision as to allocation of housing.

In section 20 of the 1987 Act (persons to have priority on housing list and allocation of housing) at the end there shall be added the following subsection—

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A member of a local authority shall be excluded from a decision on the allocation of local authority housing, or of housing in respect of which the local authority may nominate the tenant, where—

a

the house in question is situated; or

b

the applicant for the house in question resides,

in the electoral division or ward for which that member is elected.