Scottish Statutory Instrument 2016 Scotland

The Letting Agent Code of Practice (Scotland) Regulations 2016

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What's here

51 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Trader 24
  • Any Person 14
  • Landlord 8
  • Data Controller 2
  • Contractor 1

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Landlords also bound by 216 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Data Controllers also bound by 38 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Contractors also bound by 178 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.062

Tenancy agreement

  • Ensure tenancy agreements are legally complete and accurate Landlord
s.105

Tenancy deposits

  • Reach agreement with tenant on deposit repayment and make claim to scheme Landlord
s.107

Communications

  • Include your letting agent registration number on all relevant documents and communications Trader
s.137

Criminal activity

  • Notify authorities of suspected criminal activity by clients Trader
Browse 88 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Letting Agent Code of Practice

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