Rent (Scotland) Act 1971

Rent (Scotland) Act 1971[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate in relation to Scotland the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts 1920 to 1939, the Rent of Furnished Houses Control (Scotland) Act 1943, The Landlord and Tenant (Rent Control) Act 1949, Part II of the Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act 1954, the Rent Act 1957, the Rent Act 1965 (except Part III thereof), Part IV of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1969 and other related enactments.
Citation1971 c. 28
Territorial extent Scotland[b]
Dates
Royal assent12 May 1971
Commencement12 August 1971[c]
Repealed31 January 1985[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 28) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to rent control in Scotland.[1]

The Rent Act 1968 made similar provisions for England and Wales.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 135(5) of the act repealed 28 enactments, listed in schedule 20 to the act.[2]

Enactments repealed by section 135(5)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 17 Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act 1920 The whole act.
13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 13 Rent Restrictions (Notices of Increase) Act 1923 The whole act.
13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 32 Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Act 1923 The whole act.
14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 18 Prevention of Eviction Act 1924 The whole act.
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 32 Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions Continuation) Act 1925 The whole act.
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 32 Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act 1933 The whole act.
25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 13 Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act 1935 The whole act.
1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 26 Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act 1938 The whole act.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 71 Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Act 1939 The whole act.
6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 44 Rent of Furnished Houses Control (Scotland) Act 1943 The whole act.
12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 40 Landlord and Tenant (Rent Control) Act 1949 The whole act.
14 Geo. 6. c. 34 Housing (Scotland) Act 1950 Sections 120 and 125.
14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 65 Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 In section 15, subsection (5). In section 19, subsections (3), (4) and (6). In section 64(1), the definition beginning "Rent Restrictions Acts".
15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 40 Crown Lessees (Protection of Sub-Tenants) Act 1952 The whole act.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 47 Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 In Schedule 1, paragraph 4.
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 50 Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act 1954 Part II.
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 60 Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 Section 41. Schedules 1 to 3. In Schedule 3, paragraphs 6 to 8.
5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 25 Rent Act 1957 The whole act.
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 64 Landlord and Tenant (Furniture and Fittings) Act 1959 The whole act.
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 28 Housing (Scotland) Act 1962 Section 16.
1964 c. 56 Housing Act 1964 Section 3(9). Section 107(c).
1964 c. 97 Protection from Eviction Act 1964 Section 5.
1965 c. 75 Rent Act 1965 Parts I, II and IV. Sections 43 and 46. Section 47(1) and (2). Sections 50 to 52. Schedules 1 to 7.
1966 c. 49 Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 In section 208(1), the definition of "the Rent Acts".
1967 c. 20 Housing (Financial Provisions &c.) (Scotland) Act 1967 Section 19.
1967 c. 22 Agriculture Act 1967 Section 38.
1969 c. 34 Housing (Scotland) Act 1969 Sections 44 to 57. Section 61. Schedules 3 and 4. In Schedule 6, the entry relating to the Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act 1954.
1970 c. 40 Agriculture Act 1970 Section 101.

Subsequent developments

The whole act, except part II of Schedule 18, was repealed by section 117(3) of, and schedule 10 to, the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, which came into force on 31 January 1985.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 136(1).
  2. ↑ Section 136(3).
  3. ↑ Section 136(2).
  4. ↑ Section 118(2) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984.

References

  1. ↑ Barton, Cassie (27 September 2021). "A short history of rent control". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rent (Scotland) Act 1971", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1971 c. 28
  3. ↑ "Rent (Scotland) Act 1984", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1984 c. 58
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