Registration officers’ expenses
10Registration officers’ expenses
(1)Any expenses properly incurred by a registration officer that are attributable to the exercise of the registration officer’s functions under this Act are to be paid by the Scottish Ministers.
(2)Sums payable by the Scottish Ministers under subsection (1) are payable on the submission of an account for the sums to them by the registration officer.
(3)If a registration officer requests from the Scottish Ministers an advance on account of any expenses referred to in subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers may make such advance on such terms as they think fit.