1 • Section 13(1): Power to define what is an “exempt property” • Section 14(1): Power to allow rent increases for specified properties that exceed the amount that is otherwise permitted • Section 15(7): Power to change the information that may be requested by a local authority • Section 18(1): Power to the modify law in connection with the expiry of rent control area designation • Section 19(2): Inserted new section 43B(4) of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) – power to modify the meaning of expressions included in that new section • Section 19(2): Inserted new section 43G(1)(b)(i) of the 2016 Act – power to prescribe circumstances in which restriction on frequency of rent increase does not apply (as regards property that was not previously let) • Section 21(2)(a): Inserted new section 19(1)(a) of the 2016 Act – power to prescribe circumstances in which restriction on frequency of rent increase does not apply (as regards let property not in rent control area) In relation to the above powers, the Committee noted that the DPM states that secondary legislation will allow a tailored and flexible approach in order to deliver a proportionate system of rent control, by taking into account the individual circumstances of landlords and tenants.