High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013

26 Notice of liability for expense of local authority action

(1) A relevant local authority may apply to register a notice (a “notice of liability for expenses”) specifying the matters mentioned in subsection (2).

(2) The matters are—

(a) the amount of the expenses payable in accordance with section 25(1)(a) and (b),

(b) whether interest is payable under section 25(1)(c),

(c) the action taken under section 22 to which those expenses relate,

(d) a description of the neighbouring land in respect of which an owner is liable under section 25,

(e) the effect of section 27 in relation to a new owner of that land, and

(f) the name and address of the local authority.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(d) the description must—

(a) in the case of land registered in the Land Register of Scotland, include the title number of the land,

(b) in the case where the title to the land (or a larger area containing the land) is derived from a deed recorded in the General Register of Sasines, identify the land by reference to that deed.