
1 
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 Commencement Order 1988.
2 
In this Order “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.
3 
The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 1st December 1988 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any such provision in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
4 
The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order shall come into force on 2nd January 1989 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any such provision in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
5 
The provisions of the Act shall. in so far as they are not then in force, come into force on 1st April 1989.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th November 1988
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


Column 1 Column 2
Provisions of the Act Restriction of purpose (if any)
Sections 1 and 2
Section 3(1) and (4)
Section 3(3) Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provision of Schedule 2 to the Act referred to in column 1 below
Section 4 with the exception of subsection (4)
Sections 5 to 11
Section 73
Schedule 1
In Schedule 2, paragraph 3(a)
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4

Column 1 Column 2
Provisions of the Act Restriction of purpose (if any)
Sections 12 to 35
Sections 41 to 55
Section 66
Section 68
Section 70
Section 72(2) Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 9 referred to in column 1 below
Section 72(3) Only for the purpose of bringing into force the repeals in Schedule 10 specified in the Table below
Schedules 4 to 6
In Schedule 9, all the paragraphs except paragraphs 7 and 17
In Schedule 10, the repeals listed in the Table below

TABLE
Chapter Short Title  Extent of Repeal
1984 c. 58 The Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 In section 66(1) the words “or the local authority”.
  In section 68 the words “or the local authority”.
  Section 70(2).
  In section 71(1) the words “or the local authority”