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Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 28

An Act to repeal certain provisions of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972; to make further provision as to the rents of houses provided by housing authorities in Scotland and of those subject to the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1974; to provide for agreements for the exercise by housing co-operatives of local authority housing functions; to render certain housing associations in Scotland, whose rules restrict membership to tenants or prospective tenants and preclude the grant or assignation of tenancies to persons other than members, eligible for housing association grant and revenue deficit grant under the Housing Act 1974; to amend the law relating to housing subsidies and accounts in Scotland; and to make minor amendments to certain enactments relating to housing and new towns there.

[8th May 1975]

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Miscellaneous and general

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15 Miscellaneous and consequential amendments and repeals.

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in that Schedule, being miscellaneous amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.

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17 Citation, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975.

(2) The Housing (Scotland) Acts 1966 to 1974 and this Act (except sections 6 to 13) may be cited together as the Housing (Scotland) Acts 1966 to 1975.

(3) The Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1974 and sections 7 to 11 of this Act may be cited together as the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1975.

(4) This Act shall come into force on 16th May 1975.

(5) With the exception of this section, and section 15 of this Act so far as relating to paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to this Act (which extend also to England and Wales), this Act extends to Scotland only.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULES 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SCHEDULE 3

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The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973

9 In section 27 (right to home loss payments where person displaced from dwelling)—

(1) For paragraph (d) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“ (d) the carrying out of any improvement to the dwelling or of redevelopment on the land by a housing association which has previously acquired the land and at the date of the displacement is registered, ” .

(2) At the end of subsection (2) there shall be added (but not as part of paragraph (b)) the words “and in a case within subsection (1)(d) above, unless the displacement occurred on or after 31st July 1974 (on which date the Housing Act 1974 was passed).”.

(3) At the beginning of subsection (9) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to subsection (2) above,”.

10 In section 34 (disturbance payments for persons without compensatable interests)—

(1) For paragraph (d) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“ (d) the carrying out of any improvement to a house or building on the land or of redevelopment on the land by a housing association which has previously acquired the land and at the date of the displacement is registered, ” .

(2) At the end of subsection (2)(c) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“ (d) in a case within subsection (1)(d) above, unless the displacement occurred on or after 31st July 1974 (on which date the Housing Act 1974 was passed). ” .

(3) At the beginning of subsection (9) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to subsection (2)(d) above,”.

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The Housing Act 1974

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17 In section 131 of the Housing Act 1974 (short title, extent, etc. ), in subsection (5), after “108” there shall be inserted “110 to 116”, and in subsection (6), for the words “Section 107 of this Act extends” there shall be substituted the words “Sections 107 and 116A of this Act extend”.

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SCHEDULE 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975.
Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 (1975/28)

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C1Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24
C2The text of s. 15(1) and Sch. 3 para. 17 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C3The text of Sch. 3 paras. 9, 10 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C4The text of Sch. 3 paras. 9, 10 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C5The text of s. 15(1) and Sch. 3 para. 17 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
F1Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F2Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F3Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F4Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F5Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F6Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F7Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F8Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F9Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F10Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F11Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F12Act repealed (S.), except Sch. 3 paras. 9 and 10, by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61) , ss. 335 , 339(3) , Sch. 24repealed: Scotlandrepealed
M11973 c. 56 .
M21974 c. 44 .
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