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Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
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· 1988-11-02
2025-03-31
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2024-04-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2023-09-27
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2023-04-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2022-10-28
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2022-10-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2022-03-30
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2020-12-31
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2020-10-03
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2020-05-27
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2020-04-07
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2020-02-25
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2019-03-06
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2017-12-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2017-11-30
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2017-04-27
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2017-04-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2016-12-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2013-04-29
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2013-04-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2011-08-31
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2009-10-01
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2006-06-16
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2005-12-05
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2005-08-02
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2005-06-15
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2004-10-28
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
Changes on 2004-10-28
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- (6) The sheriff shall not make an order for possession of a house which is for the time being let on an assured tenancy, not being a statutory assured tenancy, unless—
- (a) the ground for possession is Ground 2 or Ground 8 in Part I of Schedule 5 to this Act or any of the grounds in Part II of that Schedule, other than Ground 9 or Ground 10 or Ground 17; and
- (a) the ground for possession is Ground 2 or Ground 8 in Part I of Schedule 5 to this Act or any of the grounds in Part II of that Schedule, other than Ground 9 ... Ground 10, Ground 15 or Ground 17; and
- (b) the terms of the tenancy make provision for it to be brought to an end on the ground in question.
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## SCHEDULE 10
#### General functions of Scottish Homes.
#### Scottish Homes.
##### 2A
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In order to assist authorities to give effect to the housing benefit scheme under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, where a rent is determined under section 25 or 34 above, the rent assessment committee shall note in their determination the amount (if any) of the rent which, in the opinion of the committee, is fairly attributable to the provision of services, except where that amount is in their opinion negligible; and the amounts so noted may be included in the information specified in an order under section 49 below.
#### Persons by whom right may be exercised.
#### Power of development corporations to dispose of housing land.
For the purposes of this Ground, the acceptance by the landlord of rent from a new tenant after the death of the former tenant shall not be regarded as creating a new tenancy, unless the landlord agrees in writing to a change (as compared with the tenancy before the death) in the amount of the rent, the period of the tenancy, the premises which are let or any other term of the tenancy.
#### Right conferred by Part III.
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### Accommodation for homeless persons
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The tenant, a person residing or lodging in the house with the tenant or a person visiting the house has—
For the purposes of this ground, at a time when the landlord is or was the Secretary of State, employment by a health service body, as defined in section 60(7) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, shall be regarded as employment by the Secretary of State.
In this Ground “*anti-social*”, in relation to an action or course of conduct, means causing or likely to cause alarm, distress, nuisance or annoyance, “*conduct*” includes speech and a course of conduct must involve conduct on at least two occasions and “*tenant*” includes any one of joint tenants.
The condition of any furniture provided for use under the tenancy has deteriorated owing to ill-treatment by the tenant or any other person residing or lodging with him in the house and, in the case of ill-treatment by a person lodging with the tenant or by a sub-tenant of his, the tenant has not taken such steps as he ought reasonably to have taken for the removal of the lodger or sub-tenant.
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[^key-182c75e87dad5153fb332a1aecea5c40]: Words in s. 20(6) inserted (2.7.2004) by [Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 10)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/10), [ss. 12(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/10/section/12/6), [14(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/10/section/14/1); [S.S.I. 2004/288](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/288), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/288/article/2)
[^key-26f2a66280bed5fa1cc2d4793c4904d1]: Word in s. 18(6)(a) repealed (28.10.2004) by [Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8), [ss. 100(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/100/a), [145(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/145/2); [S.S.I. 2004/420](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/article/3), [Sch. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/schedule/1) (with [art. 4(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/article/4/3)[(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/article/4/4))
[^key-f7df776e5f4ddc0763ca56d83610d4b5]: Words in s. 18(6)(a) inserted (28.10.2004) by [Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8), [ss. 100(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/100/b), [145(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/145/2); [S.S.I. 2004/420](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/article/3), [Sch. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/schedule/1) (with [art. 4(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/article/4/3)[(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/420/article/4/4))
#### Accommodation for offenders
##### 11A
2004-07-02
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2003-11-27
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
2003-06-25
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
1999-11-11
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
1988-11-02
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
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