Legislation – The Rent Arrears Pre-Action Requirements (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Commencement, citation and expiry

2 Interpretation

3 Pre-action requirements for assured and short assured tenancies

4 Pre-action requirements for private residential tenancies

5 Transitional arrangements: assured and short assured tenancies

6 Transitional arrangements: private residential tenancies

Signature

Explanatory note

Commencement, citation and expiry1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Arrears Pre-Action Requirements (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2)

Regulation 3 expires on the day on which paragraph 3 of schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 20204 expires.

(3)

Regulation 4 expires on the day on which paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 expires.

4

2020 asp 7. Section 12(1) provides that the Act expires on 30 September 2020. Section 12(3) provides that the Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, amend section 12(1) so that the Act expires on 31 March 2021 or 30 September 2021.