The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment (Coronavirus) Order 2020
| Year | 2020 |
2020 No. 268
Housing
The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment (Coronavirus) Order 2020
Made 28th August 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 1st September 2020
Coming into force 30th September 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 29(3) and (4) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19871and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment (Coronavirus) Order 2020 and comes into force on 30 September 2020.
(2) Article 3 expires on 31 January 2021.
Amendment of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020
2.—(1) The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20202is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and ( 3).
(2) Article 1(2) is omitted.
(3) Article 3 is omitted.
Modification of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014
3.—(1) The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 20143applies, in relation to accommodation provided to an applicant under section 29 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 while this article is in force, in accordance with the modifications in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Article 2 (interpretation) has effect as if—
(a)
(a) after the definition of “community hosting”, there were inserted—
““coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);”, and
(b)
(b) after the definition of “household”, there were inserted—
““isolate” in relation to a person means separation of that person from any other person in such manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus;”.
(3) Article 6 has effect as if—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (d), “or” were omitted,
(b)
(b) in paragraph (e), for “.” there were substituted “;”, and
(c)
(c) after paragraph (e) there were inserted—
“(f)
“(f) a person in the household has symptoms of coronavirus and the household requires to isolate;
(g)
(g) the accommodation is required to provide temporary accommodation to ensure that a distance of 2 metres can be maintained between a member of the household and a person who is not...
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