The Homeless Persons (Priority Need) (Scotland) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/3049
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Homeless Persons (Priority Need) (Scotland) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

Section 2 Person with priority need for accommodation

(1) A person of the description specified in paragraph (2) below shall have a priority need for accommodation under section 25 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

(2) The description referred to in paragraph (1) above is a person who–

(a) has not yet attained twenty one years of age;

(b) at the time when he ceased to be of school age (as defined in section 31 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 ) or at any subsequent time was–

(i) looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 );

(ii) in the care of a local authority by virtue of section 15 or section 16 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 ; or

(iii) subject to a supervision requirement (within the meaning of section 44(1) of that Act ); and

(c) is no longer being so looked after, in such care or subject to such a requirement.