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| Made | 16th September 2002 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 17th September 2002 | ||
| Coming into force | 30th September 2002 |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 104 and 112(1) of the Scotland Act 1998[1], hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.
Interpretation
2. In this Order "Scottish secure tenancy" has the same meaning as in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001[2].
Accommodation for asylum-seekers
3. - (1) A tenancy shall not be a Scottish secure tenancy if it is granted in order to provide accommodation under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999[3] (support for asylum-seekers).
(2) A tenancy mentioned in paragraph (1) becomes a Scottish secure tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that it is to be regarded as a Scottish secure tenancy.
Charles Falconer
Minister of State
Home Office
16th September 2002
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that a tenancy granted to asylum-seekers under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is not a Scottish secure tenancy within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, unless the tenant is notified otherwise by the landlord.
Notes:
[1] 1998 c. 46.back
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