Schedule 1 – Transfer of Jurisdiction to First-Tier Tribunal Part 1 – Regulated tenancies, Part VII contracts and assured tenancies
218.Part 1 of schedule 1 makes consequential amendments to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”) and the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) to transfer the jurisdiction for specific civil matters relating to the private rented sector from the sheriff to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) and to enable the FTT to use the same powers and procedures as the court currently has at its disposal to make determinations for the types of actions outlined below.