[F1(1)]—If the occupier of a house is guilty of an offence by reason of it being overcrowded—
(a)nothing in [F2an enactment mentioned in subsection (2)] shall prevent the landlord from obtaining possession of the house;
(b)the local authority after giving to the landlord written notice of their intention to do so may take any such steps for the termination of the occupier’s tenancy or for his removal or ejection from the house as the landlord could take.
[F3(2)The enactments referred to in subsection (1) are—
(a)the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984;
(b)Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988;
(c)the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 145(1): s. 145 renumbered as s. 145(1) (1.12.2017) by Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 19), s. 79(2), sch. 4 para. 4(7)(b); S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.
F2Words in s. 145(1)(a) substituted (1.12.2017) by Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 19), s. 79(2), sch. 4 para. 4(7)(a); S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.
F3S. 145(2) inserted (1.12.2017) by Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 19), s. 79(2), sch. 4 para. 4(7)(c); S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.