131.Subsections (1)(a) and (b) clarify that subsections (2) and (3) apply only when a notice of liability for expenses or a notice of renewal have been registered and any liability for expenses under section 50(2) has been fully discharged.
132.Subsection (2) states that when a planning authority has registered the original notice of liability for expenses the authority must register a notice of discharge in a form prescribed under section 50G stating that the liability has been fully discharged.
133.Subsection (3) states that when Scottish Ministers have registered the original notice of liability for expenses they must register a notice of discharge in a form prescribed under section 50G stating that the liability has been fully discharged.
134.Subsection (4) confirms that, when registered, a notice of discharge discharges a notice of liability for expenses or, where applicable, a notice of renewal.
135.Subsection (5) makes it clear that the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland will not be required to determine whether or not the information in a notice of discharge is accurate.