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Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 11).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the boundaries and pertinents of properties comprised in tenements and for the regulation of the rights and duties of the owners of properties comprised in tenements; to make minor amendments of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9); and for connected purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Land tenure Common property Dispute settlement Servitude
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act shall come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes. Section 25 and schedule 4 shall come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
Abstract

This Act provides for rules relative to a tenement scheme and other matters relative to tenements as defined in section 26 of the Act such as boundaries and pertinents, resolution of disputes, support and shelter, repairs: costs and access, insurance, installation of service pipes etc., demolition and abandonment of tenement building, liability for certain costs, etc. The tenement scheme provides for the management and maintenance of the scheme property of a tenement. “Scheme property” is any part of the tenement that is the common property of two or more of the owners and is defined exactly in Rule 1.2 in Schedule 1 to this Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 asp 9).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Servitude, Land valuation, Non-governmental entity, Ownership, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Registered Social Landlords (Repayment Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I No. 301 of 2018).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

Keyword: Land tenure, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX