Housing (Scotland) Act 1986

1. Introductory Text

2. Amendment of Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980

   1. 1. Extension of right to purchase and of " secure tenancy ",

   2. 2. Increased discount where dwelling-house purchased is a flat

   3. 3. Amendment of date after which certain restrictions may apply as regards price fixed for purchase of dwelling-house; and extension of those restrictions

   4. 4. Secretary of State's power to give directions as to conditions in offers to sell

   5. 5. Financial and other assistance for tenants involved in proceedings under Part I of 1980 Act etc.

   6. 6. Information from landlords in relation to Secretary of State's powers under Part I of 1980 Act

   7. 7. Contributions towards the cost of transfers and exchanges

   8. 8. Duty of housing association to make rules governing housing list etc.

   9. 9. Extension of power of islands and district councils to indemnify certain heritable creditors

   10. 10. Removal of restriction on security of tenure

   11. 11. Restoration of ground for recovery of possession of dwelling-house

   12. 12. Further amendment of 1980 Act

3. Amendment of Housing Associations Act 1985

   1. 13. Shared ownership agreements

   2. 14. Payments etc. in community-based housing associations

   3. 15. Extension of sections 44 and 45 of 1985 Act to Scotland

   4. 16. Repayment of housing association grant

4. Housing Expenditure and Grants

   1. 17. Precondition as regards use of renewal and repairs fund for certain housing expenditure

   2. 18. Grants to Scottish Special Housing Association and development corporations

5. Amendment of Building (Scotland) Act 1959

   1. 19. Amendment of Building (Scotland) Act 1959

6. Amendment of Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973

   1. 20. Compensation for person displaced from dwelling-house let under secure tenancy

7. Amendment of Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977

   1. 21. Functions of local authorities with respect to persons who are homeless or threatened with homelessness

8. Supplemental

   1. 22. Interpretation

   2. 23. Consequential, transitional and supplementary provision

   3. 24. Expenses

   4. 25. Minor amendments and repeals

   5. 26. Citation, commencement and extent

9. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Amendment of 1980 Act

      1. 1. In section 1 (secure tenant's right to purchase)—

      2. 2. In section 1A(2) (restriction on order vesting in landlord heritable...

      3. 3. After section 1A there shall be inserted the following section—...

      4. 4. In section 2(6) (time for serving notice of acceptance), after...

      5. 5. In section 4— (a) in subsection (7)(a) (order affecting right...

      6. 6. In section 5(1) (loan to purchase dwelling-house), after the word...

      7. 7. In section 6 (recovery of discount on early re-sale)—

      8. 8. After section 6 there shall be inserted the following section—...

      9. 9. In section 8(1) (powers of local authorities to sell houses),...

      10. 10. In section 10(4)(6) (application of certain provisions to tenancies which...

      11. 11. In section 13(2) (succession to secure tenancy)—

      12. 12. In section 15 (power of court to adjourn proceedings for...

      13. 13. For section 26 (restriction on residential requirements) there shall be...

      14. 14. In section 27(2A) (certain registered housing association rules to be...

      15. 15. In section 30— (a) in subsection (4) (home loan interest...

      16. 16. In section 82 (interpretation), for the definition of "family" there...

      17. 17. After section 82 there shall be inserted the following section—...

      18. 18. At the end of Schedule 1 (tenancies which are not...

      19. 19. In Part I of Schedule 2 (grounds on which courts...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. The Building (Scotland) Act 1959 (c. 24)

         1. 1. In section 17(2) of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959 (restriction...

      2. The Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 46)

         1. 2. In the proviso to paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to...

      3. The Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974 (c. 38)

         1. 3. In section 8(7) of the Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act...

      4. The Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)

         1. 4. (1) The Housing Associations Act 1985 shall be amended in...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals