The Rent Regulation (Forms and Information etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/1521
• Sections: 17

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Regulation (Forms and Information etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 5th August 1991.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

(a) “ the Act ” means the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984; and

(b) a reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations bearing that number.

Section 3 Register of rents

The particulars prescribed in Schedule 1 shall be the particulars with regard to the tenancy which the register of rents is required to contain in pursuance of section 45(2)(a) or of that section as applied by section 56(2) of the Act.

Section 4 Notices to quit

Where a notice to quit is given by a landlord on or after the coming into force of these Regulations to determine–

(a) a protected tenancy; or

(b) a Part VII contract,

the notice shall contain, in such form as may be, the information set out in Schedule 2.

Section 5 Form and content of rent books

(1) Every rent book or similar document provided by a landlord for use in respect of a dwellinghouse, which is let on or subject to a regulated tenancy, shall contain a notice to the tenant in the form set out in Schedule 3, or in a form substantially to the same effect, of all the matters referred to in the said form.

(2) Every rent book or similar document, required by section 79(1) of the Act (rent books under Part VII contracts) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 4, or in a form substantially to the same effect, and shall contain the information referred to in the said form.

Section 6 Forms

The forms set out in Schedule 5, or forms substantially to the same effect, shall be the forms to be used for the purposes of the Act in the cases to which those forms are applicable.

Section 7 Fee for certified copy

For the purposes of section 45(4) of the Act (register of rents) the fee to be paid for a certified copy of an entry in the register of rents shall be £1.50.

Section 8 Revocations and transitional provision

The Regulations specified in Schedule 6 are hereby revoked except insofar as the forms, notices and information so prescribed are required to be used in connection with proceedings after the date on which these Regulations come into force and consequent upon action taken before that date.

Section 1

The name and address of both the landlord and the tenant.

Section 2

The name and address of the landlord’s agent (if any).

Section 3

Whether Part VI of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (rent limit for dwellinghouses let by housing associations and the Housing Corporation) applies to the tenancy.

Section 4

Whether furniture is provided by the landlord.

Section 5

The services provided by the landlord.

Section 6

The respective liability of the landlord and the tenant for the maintenance and repair of the dwellinghouse.

Section 7

Any other terms of the tenancy taken into consideration in determining a fair rent for the dwellinghouse.

Section 1

Even after the notice to quit has run out, before the tenant can lawfully be evicted, the landlord must get an order for possession from the court.

Section 2

A tenant who does not know if he or she has any right to remain in possession after a notice to quit runs out or is otherwise unsure of his or her rights should obtain advice without delay and before the notice to quit expires. Advice can be obtained from a solicitor, a Citizens' Advice Bureau, a Housing Aid Centre, a Rent Officer or the office of the Rent Assessment Committee. Some solicitors give a free first interview and help with all or part of the cost of legal advice may be available.