.”, 10 (d) in subsection (3A), for “Subsection (2) does” substitute “Subsections (2) and (3ZA) do”, (e) after subsection (5B) insert— “(5C) An order under subsection (3ZA) has the effect of bringing to an end the tenant’s interest in the tenancy on the date specified in the order.”, 15 (f) after subsection (6) insert— “(7) The landlord must, no later than 28 days after the date of termination of a tenancy which is terminated on the ground set out in paragraph 15A of schedule 2 (or on grounds including that ground), offer a tenancy of the house (beginning as soon as reasonably practicable) to person P. 20 (8) But the landlord need not comply with the duty imposed by subsection (7) if it is impossible or inappropriate to do so because of circumstances relating to person P. (9) The landlord must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about subsections (7) and (8). 25 (10) The references in subsections (7) and (8) to person P are to the person who, in relation to the house, is person P within the meaning of paragraph 15A of schedule 2.”. (4) In schedule 2 (Scottish secure tenancy: grounds for recovery of possession of house), after paragraph 15 insert— 30 “15A (1) A person (“person T”) who is the tenant or one of the joint tenants has engaged in behaviour which is abusive of a person (“person P”) who is a partner or ex-partner of person T, and the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are met. (2) The conditions are— (a) person T is the sole tenant, or person T and person P are joint tenants 35 (whether or not with others), (b) the house is person P’s only or principal home, (c) person P wishes to continue living in the house, (d) the landlord wishes— (i) where person T is the sole tenant, to recover possession of the 40 house from person T for the purpose of entering into a tenancy with person P instead, 19 Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Final provisions (ii) where person T is a joint tenant, to bring person T’s interest in the tenancy to an end. (3) In sub-paragraph (1)— (a) “partner or ex-partner of person T” means— 5 (i) the spouse or civil partner of person T, (ii) a former spouse or former civil partner of person T, (iii) a person with whom person T has, in the period of 12 months ending with the date on which the proceedings are raised under section 14(1), lived in the house as if a spouse of person T for a 10 period of, or more than one period amounting in total to, at least 6 months, (b) the reference to behaviour by person T which is abusive of person P is to be construed in accordance with sections 2 and 3 of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021, as if the references in those 15 sections to— (i) person A were references to person T, (ii) person B were references to person P.”. (5) The title of section 14 becomes “Proceedings for recovery of possession or termination of joint tenant’s interest”. 20 (6) The title of section 16 becomes “Powers of court in proceedings for recovery of possession or termination of joint tenant’s interest”. (7) The heading of schedule 2 becomes “SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCY: GROUNDS FOR RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OR TERMINATION OF JOINT TENANT’S INTEREST”. 25 (8) The heading of Part 1 of schedule 2 becomes “GROUNDS ON WHICH COURT MAY ORDER RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OR TERMINATION OF JOINT TENANT’S INTEREST”.