32.Before designating an area as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1), this section requires the Scottish Ministers to consult with the affected local authority (within whose area the proposed rent control area is situated) and persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to represent the interests of landlords and tenants in the area and allow 8 weeks for representations to be made in response to the consultation (see subsections (1) and (2)(b)). Any draft regulations under section 9(1) must be accompanied by a report for the Scottish Parliament setting out the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for proposing the rent control area, together with a description of the consultation carried out and any representations received in response to the consultation.
Crown Application Part 1 – Rent Ministers’ decision on whether to designate rent control area Section 10 - Designation of rent control area: consultation