The Private Rented Housing Panel (Tenant and Third Party Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Made: 29th October 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 2nd November 2015

Coming into force: 1st December 2015

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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The overriding objective

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Application of the overriding objective

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PART 2 — Applications to the panel

Application

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Representation

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Mediation

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PART 3 — Process of the application

Need for additional work

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Further application to follow same procedure

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Hearing two or more applications together

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Directions

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Evidence

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Withdrawal of applications

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Inspections

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Hearings

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Power to determine the proceedings without an oral hearing

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Exclusion of persons disrupting proceedings

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Adjournment

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Amendment

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Amendment raising new issues of disrepair

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Hearing case in the absence of a party

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Prohibition on recording of proceedings by parties

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Voting for and giving of decision

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Correction of orders and statements of reasons

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Expenses

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Death, insolvency or incapacity of a party

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PART 4 — Revocation

Revocation of the Private Rented Housing Panel (Applications and Determinations) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

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Signed

M J BURGESS — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 29th October 2015

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 asp 1. Paragraph 8 was amended by section 26(7) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14).

[^f00002]: Subsection (1A) of section 22 is inserted by section 25(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.

[^f00003]: 1984 c.58.

[^f00004]: 2000 c.7. Section 15(1) was amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c.21).

[^f00005]: Section 22(2) was amended by section 25(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.

[^f00006]: S.S.I. 2007/173.

Editorial notes