Building (Scotland) Act 2003

[F146ERegistrationS

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(1)The local authority must register a charging order in the appropriate land register.

(2)A charging order may be registered in any period during which the order is of no effect by virtue of section 47(4).

(3)On the registration of a charging order, the charge specified in the order is created in respect of the building specified in it.

(4)A registered charging order is enforceable at the instance of the local authority against the owner of the charged building (but subject to section 46F).

(5)The local authority must register a discharge of a charging order in the appropriate land register as soon as reasonably practicable after it has received—

(a)payment in full of the repayable amount, or

(b)a sum redeeming the repayable amount under section 46D(2).

(6)On the registration of the discharge of a charging order, the charge specified in the order is discharged.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 46A-46H and preceding cross-heading inserted (24.1.2015) by Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 13), ss. 1(b), 3(2)