New Clause 20: Renters (Reform) Bill
New Clause 20 - Terms in insurance contracts relating to children or benefits status: Scotland
“(1) A term of a contract of insurance to which this section applies is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the insured to—
(a) prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy from having a child live with or visit the tenant at the dwelling which forms the subject of the tenancy, or
(b) restrict the circumstances in which a tenant under a relevant tenancy may have a child live with or visit the tenant at the dwelling.
(2) A term of a contract of insurance to which this section applies is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the insured to prohibit a benefits claimant from being a tenant under a relevant tenancy.
(3) This section applies to contracts of insurance which are entered into or whose duration is extended on or after the day on which this section comes into force.”—(Jacob Young.)