
1 
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4 and Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 30th November 2015.
2 

(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule, omit the entry for section 25 (third party application in respect of the repairing standard) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
3 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 specified in column 1 of the Schedule is specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, a provision specified in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
M J BURGESS
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th October 2015
SCHEDULE
Article 3


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions of the Act Appointed day Purpose
Section 25(1)(a) 1st December 2015 For the purpose of the following local authorities making applications under section 22(1A) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006:—

(a) Dumfries and Galloway Council;
(b) Dundee City Council; and
(c) Glasgow City Council.
Section 25(1)(b) to (e) and (2) to (11) 1st December 2015 
Section 25(1)(a) 1st April 2016 For the purpose of the following local authorities making applications under section 22(1A) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006:—

(a) Aberdeen City Council;
(b) Aberdeenshire Council;
(c) City of Edinburgh Council;
(d) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;
(e) East Ayrshire Council;
(f) East Dunbartonshire Council;
(g) East Lothian Council;
(h) Highland Council;
(i) Moray Council;
(j) North Ayrshire Council;
(k) North Lanarkshire Council;
(l) Orkney Islands Council;
(m) Renfrewshire Council;
(n) Shetland Islands Council; and
(o) West Lothian Council.
Section 25(1)(a) 1st June 2016 For all other purposes.