Scotland statutory deadlines
When does the shorter private tenancy notice period expire?
Where section 54(3) applies, the relevant period begins on actual tenant receipt and expires 28 days after that day. The shorter branch requires not more than six months of entitlement to occupy, or only its listed conduct grounds.
- Period
- 28 calendar days after actual tenant receipt
- Trigger
- actual tenant receipt of the valid notice to leave
- Rule
- Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3)
Current official statutory text and chamber guidance reviewed,2026. The ordinary current regime must apply. The supported event and result window is 2024 through 2028.
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When does the shorter private tenancy notice period expire?
Where section 54(3) applies, the relevant period begins on actual tenant receipt and expires 28 days after that day. The shorter branch requires not more than six months of entitlement to occupy, or only its listed conduct grounds.
Responsible actor. Landlord seeking an eviction order.
Identify actual tenant receipt of the valid notice to leave.
Confirm a valid notice and the exact section 54(3) branch. Section 62 separately controls the notice-form date and assumes receipt 48 hours after sending for that purpose. Period expiry alone does not establish an eviction application, eviction or possession date.
Confirm the actual source event, exact branch, current regime and completion route. Only the established ordinary period is calculated.
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3)How does this provision count time?
- The relevant period begins on actual receipt. Its expiry falls 28 calendar days later. This calculation does not substitute assumed receipt for actual receipt.
- Confirm the actual statutory or tribunal completion route and its cutoff.
The relevant period begins on actual receipt. Its expiry falls 28 calendar days later. This calculation does not substitute assumed receipt for actual receipt.
Count calendar days. No automatic weekend, holiday or discretionary extension is inferred. Check the actual completion route and cutoff; earlier action may be necessary.
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictional facts. actual tenant receipt of the valid notice to leave is established as Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Selected branch. Entitled to occupy for not more than six months at receipt branch applies. All ordinary source conditions and the actual completion route are established.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictional facts. actual tenant receipt of the valid notice to leave is established as Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Selected branch. Entitled to occupy for not more than six months at receipt branch applies. All ordinary source conditions and the actual completion route are established. Exclude the event day. Count 28 calendar days. No automatic weekend or holiday extension applies. The ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Relevant notice period expiry under section 54. This does not determine the notice-form date or the actual date an eviction application is competent. Section 62 separately requires its 48-hour assumption for the specified form date. | Tuesday, November 10, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictional facts. actual tenant receipt of the valid notice to leave is established as Saturday, October 3, 2026. Selected branch. Entitled to occupy for not more than six months at receipt branch applies. All ordinary source conditions and the actual completion route are established. Exclude the event day. Count 28 calendar days. No automatic weekend or holiday extension applies. The ordinary endpoint is Saturday, October 31, 2026. Relevant notice period expiry under section 54. This does not determine the notice-form date or the actual date an eviction application is competent. Section 62 separately requires its 48-hour assumption for the specified form date. | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Fictional facts. actual tenant receipt of the valid notice to leave is established as Tuesday, December 15, 2026. Selected branch. Entitled to occupy for not more than six months at receipt branch applies. All ordinary source conditions and the actual completion route are established. Exclude the event day. Count 28 calendar days. No automatic weekend or holiday extension applies. The ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, January 12, 2027. Relevant notice period expiry under section 54. This does not determine the notice-form date or the actual date an eviction application is competent. Section 62 separately requires its 48-hour assumption for the specified form date. | Tuesday, January 12, 2027 |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Source condition 1
- The tenancy and valid notice fall within the current Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 regime. Any temporary or different regime has been checked.
- Source condition 2
- The actual tenant receipt date is established. Sending alone, assumed receipt for the form and actual receipt are different facts.
- Source condition 3
- At actual receipt, the tenant was entitled to occupy for not more than six months, or only the listed section 54(3)(b) conduct grounds appear in the notice.
- Source condition 4
- The notice satisfies section 62, including the specified form date and its separate 48-hour receipt assumption. This calculation shows section 54 period expiry only, not actual application competency, eviction or possession.
- Source condition 5
- The ordinary current period applies. No different statutory period, direction, extension, suspension or late permission changes this calculation.
- Confirm the actual source event, exact branch, current regime and completion route. Only the established ordinary period is calculated.
- Related procedures have different actors, events and periods. This result does not replace a different appeal, review, notice-form or application requirement.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the shorter private tenancy notice period expire?
Who qualifies for the shorter period?
The tenant must have been entitled to occupy for not more than six months at receipt, or the notice must state only listed section 54(3)(b) conduct grounds.
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3)Does this calculate the date to put in the notice?
This calculation gives the actual-receipt period expiry under section 54. Section 62 separately defines the specified form date using its 48-hour assumption.
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3)Does expiry mean the tenant is evicted?
No. The landlord must satisfy the applicable notice, application and tribunal requirements. This result does not establish eviction, possession or actual application competency.
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s 54(1)-(3) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, notice validity and separate form-date assumption | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |