The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Registered Social Landlords) Order 2001
This Order provides that the bodies mentioned in Article 2 are to be treated as being housing associations which were, immediately before the commencement of section 57(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, registered in the register of housing associations maintained under section 3 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69). By virtue of section 57(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, such housing associations are registered as social landlords. In terms of section 57(1), the Scottish Ministers are to maintain a register of social landlords, which is to be kept open for public inspection at all reasonable times.