Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2367 (S. 9)
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers) Order 2002
Made
16th September 2002
Laid before Parliament
17th September 2002
Coming into force
30th September 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 104 and 112(1) of the Scotland Act 1998( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “Scottish secure tenancy” has the same meaning as in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001( 2 ).
Accommodation for asylum-seekers
3. —(1) A tenancy shall not be a Scottish secure tenancy if it is granted in order to provide accommodation underPart VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999( 3 ) (support for asylum-seekers).
(2) A tenancy mentioned in paragraph (1) becomes a Scottish secure tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that it is to be regarded as a Scottish secure tenancy.
Charles Falconer
Minister of State
Home Office
16th September 2002