
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2011 and comes into force on 31st August 2011.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011.
2 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the Schedule) come into force on 31st August 2011.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to any provision, that provision comes into force on 31st August 2011 for that purpose only.
3 

(1) The amendment made by section 7 of the Act (penalty for acting as unregistered landlord etc.) is of no effect in relation to an offence committed before 31st August 2011.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it is to be taken to have been committed on the first of those days.
KEITH BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th June 2011
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1Provisions of the Act Column 2Subject matter Column 3Purpose
Section 2 Fit and proper person: criminal record certificate 
  
Section 4(a) Appointment of agents (fees) Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to prescribe matters by regulations
  
Section 4(b) Appointment of agents (offence) 
  
Section 7 Penalty for acting as unregistered landlord etc. 
  
Section 10 Part 8 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004: guidance 
  
Section 13(1), (3) and (6) Amendment of the licensing regime for houses in multiple occupation 
  
Section 14 Penalty for certain offences in relation to houses in multiple occupation 
  
Section 15 Reasons for decisions 
  
Section 16 Guidance 
  
Section 33 Tenant information packs Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to specify documents and make provision by order
  
Section 34 Notices required for termination of short assured tenancy 
  
Section 36 Relaxation of residential restriction on leases of more than 20 years 
  
Section 37 Restriction of right to redeem heritable securities after 20 years 