Annex 1: Relevant Scottish PRS legislation
Table 1: Recent Relevant Scottish Legislation on the PRS, 1988-2016
Legislation NameRelevant Summary FeaturesHousing (Scotland) Act 1988Deregulated the private rental market in Scotland, introducing two new forms of tenancy in the private sector from 2 January 1989 – the assured tenancy and the short assured tenancy. Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 Established the framework for the private landlord registration scheme and the system for serving anti-social behaviour notices on private landlords.