Housing (Scotland) Act 1987

Housing (Scotland) Act 1987[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission, certain enactments relating to housing in Scotland.
Citation1987 c. 26
Territorial extent Scotland[b]
Dates
Royal assent15 May 1987
Commencement15 August 1987[c]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (1987 c. 26) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to housing in Scotland.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 339(3) of the act repealed 43 enactments, listed in schedule 24 to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 31 Housing Act 1914 The whole act.
14 Geo. 6. c. 34 Housing (Scotland) Act 1950 The whole act.
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 50 Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act 1954 The whole act.
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 33 House Purchase and Housing Act 1959 The whole act.
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 28 Housing (Scotland) Act 1962 The whole act.
1964 c. 56 Housing Act 1964 Section 101.
1966 c. 49 Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 The whole act.
1967 c. 20 Housing (Financial Provisions, Etc.) (Scotland) Act 1967 The whole act.
1968 c. 16 New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 Section 6(6).
1968 c. 31 Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 The whole act, except sections 20, 67 and 71.
1969 c. 34 Housing (Scotland) Act 1969 The whole act.
1970 c. 44 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 Section 3(1), (2).
1971 c. 76 Housing Act 1971 The whole act.
1972 c. 46 Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 The whole act, except sections 69, 78 and 81 and in Schedule 9, paragraph 31.
1973 c. 5 Housing (Amendment) Act 1973 The whole act.
1973 c. 65 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 Section 131(2), in Schedule 9, paragraph 73, in Schedule 12 paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 6 to 19 and 21 to 24.
1974 c. 44 Housing Act 1974 The whole act, except sections 11, 18(2)–(6), 129, 130 and 131, Schedule 3 Part III, and Schedule 13 paragraphs 42 to 46.
1974 c. 45 Housing (Scotland) Act 1974 The whole act.
1975 c. 21 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 In Schedules 7C and 7D, the entries relating to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1966.
1975 c. 28 Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 The whole act, except paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 3.
1975 c. 30 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 In Schedule 3, paragraph 27; in paragraph 31 in the definition of "security" the words from "a local bond" to "enactment or".
1977 c. 48 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 The whole act.
1978 c. 14 Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1978 The whole act, except paragraphs 12 to 14 and 39 of Schedule 2.
1978 c. 27 Home Purchase Assistance and Housing Corporation Guarantee Act 1978 The whole act.
1978 c. 48 Homes Insulation Act 1978 The whole act.
1979 c. 33 Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 In Schedule 2, paragraphs 5 and 6.
1980 c. 51 Housing Act 1980 The whole act.
1980 c. 52 Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 Parts I to III and Part V except section 74; Part VI except section 86; Schedules A1 and 1 to 4.
1980 c. 61 Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Amendment Act 1980 The whole act.
1981 c. 23 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 Sections 21 to 23, 34 and 35; in Schedule 2, paragraphs 11, 15, 35 and 36; in Schedule 3, paragraphs 8, 9, 10, 29 to 31 and 40 to 46.
1981 c. 72 Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1981 The whole act.
1982 c. 43 Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 Sections 51 to 55; in Schedule 3 paragraphs 29 to 33 and 39 to 40.
1982 c. 45 Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 In Schedule 3, paragraph 4.
1984 c. 12 Telecommunications Act 1984 In Schedule 4, paragraph 45.
1984 c. 18 Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Amendment Act 1984 The whole act.
1984 c. 31 Rating and Valuation Amendment (Scotland) Act 1984 Section 8.
1984 c. 50 Housing Defects Act 1984 The whole act.
1984 c. 58 Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 In section 5(2)(b) and in section 63(4)(g), the words "or any authorised society within the meaning of the Housing Act 1914"; in section 59, the words from "except that" to the end.
1985 c. 68 Housing Act 1985 In section 187, in the definition of "long tenancy", paragraph (b).
1985 c. 71 Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 In Schedule 2, paragraphs 10, 16, 17, 37, 39, 40, 42 and 45.
1986 c. 65 Housing (Scotland) Act 1986 Sections 1 to 12 and 18 and 21, Schedule 1, Schedule 2, paragraph 2.
1986 c. 63 Housing and Planning Act 1986 Section 3; in Schedule 5, paragraphs 14 and 17.
1986 c. 53 Building Societies Act 1986 In Schedule 18, paragraph 12.

Notes

  1. ^ Section 340(1).
  2. ^ Section 340(3).
  3. ^ Section 340(2).

References

  1. ^ "The Law on Housing Eligibility | Housing Rights Information (Scotland)". www.housing-rights.info. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Housing (Scotland) Act 1987", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1987 c. 26
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