The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) (Amendment) Order 2023
The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 introduces a licensing regime for the short-term let of residential accommodation. Article 7 of the Order makes a transitional provision whereby the offence of operating without a licence (under section 7(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982) is not committed in circumstances where a person used a property for a short-term let before 1 October 2022 (“an existing operator”) and submitted an application for a short-term let licence before 1 April 2023 which has not yet been fully determined.