The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2022
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2022/64 |
| Year | 2022 |
2022 No. 64
Public Health
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2022
Made 21th February 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23th February 2022
Coming into force 29th March 2022
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 20201and section 10 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 20202, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 29 March 2022.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, “the 2020 Act” means the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.
Expiry of provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020
2. 30 March 2022 is specified as the day on which the following provisions of the 2020 Act expire—
(a) paragraphs 2, 4 and 6 to 10 of schedule 1 (evictions from dwelling houses)3,
(b) paragraphs 114, 12 and 14 of schedule 6 (local authority meetings),
(c) paragraphs 6 and 7 of schedule 7 (irritancy clauses in commercial leases: non-payment of rent or other sums due).
Expiry of provision of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020
3. 30 March 2022 is specified as the day on which paragraph 14 of schedule 4 (council tax: exempt dwellings) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 expires.
Saving provision
4.—(1) Despite regulation 2(a), the provisions of schedule 1 of the 2020 Act specified in paragraph (2), as they had effect immediately before 30 March 2022, continue to have effect for the purposes specified in paragraph (3).
(2) The specified provisions are paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10
(3) The specified purposes are all purposes in relation to—
(a)
(a) a notice to leave, within the meaning of section 62 of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 20165, received by a tenant prior to 30 March 2022,
(b)
(b) a notice served on a tenant under section 14(2)(a) or 36(2)(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20016prior to 30 March 2022,
(c)
(c) a notice served on a tenant under section 19 or 33(1)(d) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19887prior to 30 March 2022,
(d)
(d) a notice served on a tenant in accordance with section 112(1) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 19848prior to 30 March 2022.
Transitional provision
5.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—
(a)
(a) a notice under any of the provisions listed in regulation 4(3) has been served on a tenant prior to 30 March 2022 (“the existing notice”) and the notice period applicable to that notice has not expired, and
(b)
(b) a new notice is served on the tenant under any of the provisions listed in regulation 4(3) (“the new notice”) seeking eviction on the same ground or grounds of eviction as the existing notice.
(2) Where this paragraph applies, the notice period applicable to the new notice cannot expire earlier than the notice period applicable to the existing notice.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)
(a) a new notice is on the same ground or grounds of...
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