Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1949 c. 25 |
Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act, 1949
(12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6) CHAPTER 25
An Act to make provision with regard to tenancies of shops in Scotland.
[29th March 1949]
Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Provision for renewal of tenancies of shops.
(1) If the landlord of any premises consisting of a shop and occupied by a tenant gives or has given to the tenant notice of termination of tenancy taking effect after the passing of this Act, and the tenant is unable to obtain a renewal of his tenancy on terms that are satisfactory to him, he may, at any time before the notice takes effect and not later than the expiry of twenty-one days after the service of the notice or after the passing of this Act, whichever is the later, apply to the sheriff for a renewal of his tenancy.
(2) On any application under the foregoing subsection the sheriff may, subject as hereinafter provided, determine that the tenancy shall be renewed for such period, not exceeding one year, at such rent, and on such terms and conditions as he shall, in all the circumstances, think reasonable, and thereafter the parties shall be deemed to have entered into a new lease of the premises for that period, at that rent and on those terms and conditions.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the last foregoing subsection, the sheriff may, if in all the circumstances he thinks it reasonable to do so, dismiss any application under this section, and shall not determine that a tenancy shall be renewed, if he is satisfied—
(a ) that the tenant is in breach of any condition of his tenancy which in the opinion of the sheriff is material; or
(b ) that the tenant is notour bankrupt or is divested of his estate by virtue of a trust deed for behoof of creditors, or, being a company, is unable to pay its debts; or
(c ) that the landlord has offered to sell the premises to the tenant at such price as may, failing agreement, be fixed by a single arbiter agreed on by the parties or appointed, failing such agreement, by the sheriff; or
(d ) that the landlord has offered to afford to the tenant, on terms and conditions which in the opinion of the sheriff are reasonable, alternative accommodation which, in the opinion of the sheriff, is suitable for the purposes of the...
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