Part 5

General

Charging orders

Charging orders
46A
1
A local authority entitled to recover any expenses under section 25(7)(b), 26(3)(b), 27(7)(b), 28(10)(b), 29(2) or (3) or 30(4)(b) that are qualifying expenses may make in favour of itself an order (a “charging order”)—
a
specifying the building concerned and the repayable amount calculated in accordance with section 46C, and
b
providing that the building concerned is charged with the repayable amount.
2
A charging order, and a discharge of a charging order, are to be in the form prescribed under section 36.
Ss. 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)