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(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7, Amendment and Saving Provision) Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st December 2017.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
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(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Order 2016 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3(1)(a) (transitional provision) and in the last entry in column 3 of the table in the schedule (appointed day), for “31st September 2018”, substitute “2nd October 2018”.
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(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject-matter of which is described in column 2 of that table) is 1st December 2017.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule, a provision specified in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
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The transfer of functions and jurisdiction of the sheriff to the First-tier Tribunal made by section 16 of the Act has no effect in relation to any—
(a) action arising from any tenancy referred to in section 16(1) of the Act where the application to the sheriff was made prior to 1st December 2017; and
(b) any appeal against the decision of a sheriff in an action of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) where the appeal—
(i) has not been determined prior to 1st December 2017; or
(ii) is made on or after 1st December 2017 in relation to a decision of a sheriff made on or after that date.
ANNABELLE EWING
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th October 2017
SCHEDULE
Article 3


Column 1Provisions of the Act Column 2Subject-matter Column 3Purpose
Section 16(1) and (2) Regulated and assured tenancies etc. 
Section 16(3) and schedule 1 so far as they relate to paragraphs 1 to 6, 8 and 10 to 48 Regulated and assured tenancies etc. 
Section 16(3) and schedule 1 so far they relate to paragraph 7 Regulated and assured tenancies etc. For the purpose of proceedings in relation to a regulated tenancy (within the meaning of section 8 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984) and an assured tenancy (within the meaning of section 12 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988)
Section 17 and schedule 1, Paragraphs 49 to 51 Repairing standard 
Section 18 and schedule 1, paragraphs 52 to 55 Right to adapt rented houses 
Section 19 and schedule 1, paragraphs 56 to 60 Landlord registration 