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Table of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: IntroductionNext: PartPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this part contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this 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 2006. 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 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. 22A inserted by 2011 asp 14 s. 11s. 28A-28C inserted by 2011 asp 14 s. 35(4)s. 129A inserted by 2011 asp 14 s. 13(2)s. 131A inserted by 2011 asp 14 s. 13(4)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006Commencement 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 provisions within this Act into force:S.S.I. 2008/308 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2009/122 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2010/114 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2009/122S.S.I. 2010/159 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 1)S.S.I. 2010/436 art. 2 commences (2006 asp 1)Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2007/2603 art. 2(d) commences (2006 c. 3)S.S.I. 2009/319 art. 2 Sch. 1 commences (2008 asp 5)S.S.I. 2009/341 art. 2 commences (2009 asp 12)S.S.I. 2011/96 art. 2 Sch. commences (2010 asp 17)S.S.I. 2011/270 art. 1 2 commences (2011 asp 14)S.S.I. 2012/2 art. 2 Sch. commences (2011 asp 14)S.S.I. 2012/39 art. 2 Sch. commences (2010 asp 17) Part 1 SHousing standardsProspectiveChapter 1SHousing renewal areasDesignation of housing renewal areasS1Housing renewal areas: criteriaSA local authority may by order designate any locality in its area as a housing renewal area (“HRA”) if it considers—
(a)that a significant number of the houses in the locality are sub-standard, or
(b)that the appearance or state of repair of any houses in the locality is adversely affecting the amenity of that locality.
2Housing renewal areas: procedureS(1)An order designating any locality as an HRA (an “HRA designation order”) must—
(a)set out the reasons for the designation by reference to section 1, and
(i)an HRA action plan, and
(ii)a map delineating the HRA.
(2)An HRA designation order may not be made unless the Scottish Ministers have approved a draft of the proposed order.
(3)Schedule 1 makes further provision about the procedure for making HRA designation orders.
3HRA action plansS(1)An HRA action plan is a strategy for securing an improvement in the condition and quality of housing in the HRA.
(2)Such a plan must—
(a)identify each house in the HRA which the local authority considers to be sub-standard and, in relation to each, specify whether the local authority considers that the house—
(i)ought to be closed or demolished under Part 6 (houses which fail tolerable standard or constitute obstructive buildings) of the 1987 Act,
(ii)requires to be demolished under section 29 (dangerous buildings) of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 8),
(iii)is in a state of serious disrepair and ought to be demolished, or
(iv)ought to have work carried out in or in relation to it for the purposes of bringing it into, and keeping it in, a reasonable state of repair,
(b)identify any house in the HRA which ought to have work carried out in or in relation to it for the purposes of enhancing the amenity of the HRA,
(i)any standard to which any demolition required by the plan is to be carried out (including any standard to which the site of the demolished house must be cleared),
(ii)the work which the plan requires to be carried out,
(iii)any standard which must be met on completion of that work, and
(iv)any step which the local authority requires to be taken in carrying out that work,
(d)describe the general effect of Part 15 (compensation payments) of the 1987 Act and Part 2 (scheme of assistance) of this Act in so far as they apply in relation to houses identified in the plan, and
(e)specify the period within which the local authority intends to secure the implementation of the plan.
(3)The work specified in an HRA action plan may include work which is intended to—
(a)improve the safety or security of any houses or persons,
(b)reduce the long-term costs of maintaining any houses, or
(c)enhance the amenity of any houses.
(4)An HRA action plan may also specify work which ought to be carried out in or in relation to any house in the HRA which is adjacent to, or otherwise associated with, any house identified in it.
4Variation of HRA designation orderS(1)The local authority may, on the request of the owner of any house identified in an HRA action plan as a house in or in relation to which work ought to be carried out, vary an HRA designation order.
(a)the owner concerned, and
(b)any other person whom it considers likely to be affected by the proposed variation,
before deciding whether to vary an HRA designation order under subsection (1).
(3)A variation under subsection (1) may vary the HRA action plan only; and may do so only so far as it affects the house owned by the person who made the request.
(4)The local authority may, at any time, vary an HRA designation order in a way which it considers unlikely to adversely affect any person significantly.
(5)The local authority must give notice of any variation made under subsection (1) or (4) to—
(a)any person whom it considers likely to be affected by the variation, and
(a)describe the general effect of the variation, and
(b)specify the places where, and the times at which, a copy of the HRA designation order as varied is to be made available under section 7.
5Revocation of HRA designation orderS(1)The local authority must revoke an HRA designation order if it is—
(a)satisfied that the HRA action plan has been implemented, or
(b)directed to do so by the Scottish Ministers.
(2)The local authority may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, otherwise revoke an HRA designation order at any time if it is satisfied that there has been a change in circumstances which justifies such a revocation.
(3)Any work notice given for the purpose of implementing an HRA action plan is to cease to have effect on revocation of the HRA designation order which includes that plan.
(4)The local authority must give notice of a revocation under subsection (1)(b) or (2) to any person whom it considers likely to be affected by the revocation.
6Directions concerning identification of housing renewal areasS(1)A local authority must comply with any directions given by the Scottish Ministers concerning identification of areas suitable to be designated as HRAs.
(2)A direction given for the purpose of subsection (1) may—
(a)be given gen