The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2017/273
Year2017

2017 No. 273

Housing

The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017

Made 29th August 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 31th August 2017

Coming into force 2nd October 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3) and (4) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19871and all other powers enabling them to do so.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 and comes into force on 2nd October 2017.

S-2 Amendment of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014

Amendment of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014

2.—(1) The Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 20142is amended as follows.

(2) In article 7(2) (temporary accommodation) for “14” substitute “7”.

ANGELA CONSTANCE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th August 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014 to reduce the period of time, during which accommodation can be provided which would otherwise be unsuitable, from 14 to 7 days.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. A copy of this can be obtained from the Better Homes Division, Area 1-H, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ and online at www.legislation.co.uk.


(1) 1987 c.26; Section 29(3) and (4) were inserted by section 9(1)(b) of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 10). There are amendments to section 29 that are not relevant to this Order.

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