The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017
This Order makes consequential provision for the purposes of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the Act”). Section 16(1) of the Act transferred the functions and jurisdiction of the sheriff to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland in relation to actions arising from regulated tenancies (within the meaning of section 8 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984), Part VII contracts (within the meaning of section 63 of that Act) and assured tenancies (within the meaning of section 12 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988).