
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997.
(2) This Order shall come into force for the purposes of articles 3 and 4(2) on 14th April 1997 and for all other purposes on 6th October 1997.
(3) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Scotland) Order 1995.
2 
In article 5(4) of the principal Order–
(a) before the words “a young”, there shall be inserted “(a)”; and
(b) at the end, there shall be inserted the following:–“; or
(b) a single claimant (which has the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations) to whom paragraph (3C) of regulation 11 of those Regulations applies”.
3 
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the principal Order, at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Article 3(2) and”.
4 

(1) The amendments made by article 2 above do not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before 6th October 1997.
(2) The amendment made by article 3 above does not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before 14th April 1997.
Raymond S Robertson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th March 1997