Repealed provision HA 1988 s. 118
Section 118 of the Housing Act 1988 has been repealed and contains no active text regarding excluded tenancies from a debtor's estate in Scotland.
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Text in force at .
Source: legislation.gov.uk — The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), reproduced under licence Open Government Licence v3.0.
What it actually says
Section 118 of the Housing Act 1988 has been repealed from the statute book. The original text formerly concerned excluding certain Scottish tenancies from a debtor's estate, but the current statute contains no active text.
Because this section is repealed, it confers no rights, duties, or legal exclusions regarding residential tenancies or debtor estates in Scotland.
When it applies
- Checking whether section 118 of the Housing Act 1988 provides active rules on tenancy exclusions in Scotland.
- Confirming if any statutory text remains under section 118 regarding a debtor's estate.
- Verifying whether a legal argument based on section 118 relies on repealed statutory provisions.
What this section does not say
- Active rules on bankrupt estates in England and Wales, which are addressed in section 117.
- Preservation of the right to buy on disposal to private landlords in Scotland, governed by section 128.
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