The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011
PART 1
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Duties in relation to tenancy deposits
4Circumstances in which tenancy deposit duties apply
5The duties in regulation3 do not apply if no approved...
6Conditions for approval of a tenancy deposit scheme
7Scheme administrator to be a fit and proper person
8Power of Scottish Ministers to provide financial assistance
PART 2
9Court orders
10If satisfied that the landlord did not comply with any...
PART 3
11Scheme model
12Agents
13Geographical coverage and administrative requirements
14Financing and sustainability
15Protection of deposits in the event of scheme failure etc.
PART 4
16Designated accounts
17A scheme administrator must follow appropriate accounting and administrative practices...
18Sums may be withdrawn from a designated account only for...
19The conditions for withdrawal of sums under regulation 18(d) are—...
PART 5
20Payment of tenancy deposits to a tenancy deposit scheme
21A tenancy deposit paid to an approved scheme must be...
22(1) On receipt of a tenancy deposit and the required...
23Landlord application to transfer a tenancy deposit
24Application for repayment of a tenancy deposit
25(1) On receipt of an application from a landlord under...
26Repayment by the scheme administrator where there is no disputed amount
27(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the scheme administrator does not...
28(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the scheme administrator does not...
29Repayment by the scheme administrator where there is a disputed amount
30If the scheme administrator receives notification that the dispute has...
31(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where, following receipt of...
32(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where the landlord and...
PART 6
33Dispute resolution mechanism
34(1) The dispute resolution mechanism must be provided free of...
35(1) Procedures must be in place whereby the scheme administrator...
36The decision of the adjudicator
37Review
38(1) If, after consideration of the application under regulation 37(1)...
39Information about dispute resolution
PART 7
40Duty to publicise approved schemes
41Duty to produce an information leaflet
42Landlord’s duty to provide information to the tenant
43Duty to provide updated information
44Landlord’s duty to provide information to the scheme administrator relating to landlord registration
PART 8
45Duty to provide annual report to the Scottish Ministers
46Duty to provide a quarterly performance report
PART 9
47Transitional provisions
48Where the tenancy deposit was paid to the landlord on...
SCHEDULE

2011 No. 176

Housing

The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 121(1) and 191(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20061, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 191(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by the Scottish Parliament.