The Act Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020
27.Subsection (8) of section 2 of the Act provides that certain provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 set out in that subsection expire at the end of 30 September 2021. Those provisions are as follows.
28.Paragraph 3 of schedule 1(5) (termination of student residential tenancy by tenant: requirements for notice) makes provision in relation to tenancies for students in halls of residence and purpose built student accommodation. The provisions in paragraph 3(2)(b)(i), the opening words of paragraph 3(2)(b)(ii) and paragraph 3(3) and (4) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 create a 7-day notice period where a student can terminate their lease. The 7-day notice period applies to student residential tenancies entered into prior to 27 May 2020 where the accommodation was occupied prior to that date.
29.Paragraph 6 of schedule 1 (carer’s allowance supplement) modified the effect of Section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018. This has had the effect of adding an additional £230.10 to awards of Carer’s Allowance Supplement for the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020. This addition is known as the Coronavirus Carer’s Allowance Supplement. Further legislation was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 22 June 2021 to allow for provision to be made for a subsequent increase to carer’s allowance supplement for the period of 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
30.Paragraph 24 of schedule 1(6) (marriages and civil partnerships during emergency period) requires the Scottish Ministers, in conjunction with the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland, to take such steps as they consider necessary to ensure that the solemnisation of marriages and registration of civil partnerships continue to be available in Scotland whilst it is in force. It specifies that the steps taken must ensure that a person’s right to marry, which is protected by Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is not disproportionately interfered with for reasons relating to coronavirus. It also requires the Scottish Ministers to report on the steps taken and on the number of marriages and civil partnerships that have taken place. It was suspended by regulation 4 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/93) on 29 March 2021.