Part 3Confirmation and will writing services
Chapter 2Will writing services
Regulation of will writers
105Financial sanctions
1
Rules included in a regulatory scheme in pursuance of section 104(2)(d)(ii) may provide for the imposition of a financial penalty.
2
A financial penalty provided for by virtue of subsection (1) must not exceed the maximum amount permitted by the Scottish Ministers when giving their certification under section 103.
3
A financial penalty imposed by virtue of this section is payable to the Scottish Ministers (but the approving body may collect it on their behalf).
4
A will writer may appeal against a financial penalty (or the amount of a financial penalty) imposed on the writer by virtue of this section—
a
to the sheriff,
b
within the period of 3 months beginning with the date on which the penalty is intimated to the writer.
5
Where an appeal is made under subsection (4), no part of the penalty requires to be paid before the appeal is determined or withdrawn.