Property factors 47C Registration: fit and proper person considerations 10 (1) The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 is modified as follows. 1 (2) In section 5 (section 4: considerations)— (a) in subsection (2)(a)— (i) the word “or” immediately following sub-paragraph (ii) is repealed, (ii) after sub-paragraph (iii), insert “or 15 (iv) firearms,”, (b) in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) insert— “(aa) been convicted of a sexual offence within the meaning of section 210A(10) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,”, (c) in subsection (2)(c), for “the law relating to tenements, property or debt” substitute 20 “— (i) the law relating to housing, (ii) landlord and tenant law, (iii) the law relating to property (including tenements), (iv) the law relating to debt.”, 25 (d) after subsection (3) insert— “(3A) Material falls within this subsection if it shows the extent to which any person mentioned in subsection (1) has— (a) failed to provide information in accordance with section 14A or 14B(2)(d)(i), 30 (b) obstructed a person acting in the proper exercise of the person’s functions under sections 14B to 14D, (c) failed to comply with a requirement made by a person who is so acting.”, (e) after subsection (4) insert— “(5) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify this section by adding to, 35 to (4). removing or varying any material in subsections (2) (6) Regulations under subsection (5) are subject to the affirmative procedure.”. 84 Housing (Scotland) Bill Part 6—Other housing matters 47D Revocation of registration: where property factor no longer exists (1) The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 is modified as follows. (2) In section 8 (removal from register)— (a) in subsection (1), for “or (3)” substitute “, (3) or (3A)”, 5 (b) after subsection (3) insert— “(3A) This subsection applies where a property factor is registered by virtue of section 4(4)(a) or (b) and the Scottish Ministers consider that the property factor no longer exists.”, (c) in subsection (4), after “must” insert “(if possible)”, 10 (d) in subsection (6), for “or (3)” substitute “, (3) or (3A)”, 1 (e) in subsection (7)— (i) after “must”, where it first occurs, insert “(if possible)”, (ii) the words “and give public notice of the date of removal” are repealed. 47E Removal from register following application 15 (1) The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 is modified as follows. (2) After section 8 insert— “8A Removal from register following application (1) A registered property factor may apply to the Scottish Ministers to be removed from the register. 20 (2) The application must be accompanied by a fee of such amount (if any) as the Scottish Ministers may determine. (3) The Scottish Ministers must remove a registered property factor from the register if, having considered an application under this section, they are satisfied that— 25 (a) the registered property factor is no longer carrying out the activities...