The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Repossession Orders) (Maximum Period) Order 2012The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Repossession Orders) (Maximum Period) Order 2012

This Order prescribes the maximum period for which a landlord’s right to recover possession of a house in pursuance of a court order under section 16(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 is to have effect, in certain cases. Those cases are where the court order is made on the grounds that rent lawfully due from the tenant has not been paid (as set out in paragraph 1 of schedule 2 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001), or on grounds including that ground.