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Status:Prospective version(s) available. Show Timeline of ChangesStatusThe version on screen is currently in force, but there is a version available (prospective version) to show how it could change.The prospective version will remain prospective until a date is appointed by an appropriate person or body to bring those changes into force.To see the prospective version, use the Show Timeline of Changes feature under ‘Advanced Features’.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring changes and effects in the prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Housing (Scotland) Act 1988. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 56-64 repealed by 2010 asp 17 Sch. 2 para. 4(3)Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 19A inserted by 2003 asp 10 sch. para. 3s. 30A 30B inserted by 2011 asp 14 s. 33Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2006/1497 art. 3 4 Sch. commences (2006 c. 13)S.S.I. 2003/434 art. 2 commences (2001 asp 10)S.S.I. 2004/288 art. 2 commences (2003 asp 10)S.S.I. 2004/420 art. 2-4 commences (2004 asp 8)S.S.I. 2005/392 art. 2 commences (2005 asp 5)S.S.I. 2005/553 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2004/420S.S.I. 2005/604 art. 2-4 commences (2004 c. 33)S.S.I. 2006/104 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2004/420 art. 2S.S.I. 2006/252 art. 2 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2007/270 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2009/122 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2010/159 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2011/270 art. 1 2 commences (2011 asp 14)S.S.I. 2012/39 art. 2 Sch. commences (2010 asp 17)56 Right conferred by Part III.S(1)This Part of this Act has effect for the purpose of conferring on any person who has been approved under section 57 below F1. . . the right to acquire from a public sector landlord any house—
[F2(a)a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or a joint board or joint committee of two or more such councils, or the common good of such a council or any trust under the control of such a council]
(b)a development corporation within the meaning of the M1New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (including an urban development corporation within the meaning of Part XVI of the M2Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980);
(4)A [F3tenant under a Scottish secure tenancy within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)] is a qualifying tenant for the purposes of this Part unless he is obliged to give up possession of the house in pursuance of an order of the court or will be so obliged at a date specified in such an order.
(c)which is in an area which is, by order made by the Secretary of State on the application of the [F4council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]in whose area it is situated, designated a rural area.
(a)it is held by [F5the council for Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands or Western Isles] for the purposes of its functions as an education authority and is required for the accommodation of a person who is or will be employed by the council for those purposes; and
(7)An order under subsection (5)(c) above may be made only if within the designated rural area more than one-third of all relevant houses have been acquired under this Part of this Act or purchased, whether under Part III of the M3Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (which confers the right to buy upon certain public sector tenants) or otherwise, and the Secretary of State is satisfied that an unreasonable proportion of the houses so acquired or purchased consists of houses which have been resold and are not—
(b)subject to regulated tenancies within the meaning of section 8 of the M4Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, or assured tenancies for the purpose of Part II of this Act.
(a)at 3rd October 1980, the [F6council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994] in whose area it was situated;
(b)at 7th January 1987, a registered housing association (within the meaning of the M5Housing Associations Act 1985)
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