# The Allotments (Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, Regulation 6: Deterioration notice


(1) The deterioration notice must be—
(a) in writing; and
(b) signed by the authority.
(2) The deterioration notice must include or be accompanied by the following information and evidence:—
(a) the tenant’s full name;
(b) the tenant’s address;
(c) the allotment site and the location of the allotment which is the subject of the lease within the site;
(d) the date of the inspection mentioned in regulation 5(a);
(e) the date of expiry or termination of the lease;
(f) the reasons it appears to the authority that—
(i) the allotment has deteriorated during the tenant’s lease; and
(ii) the deterioration was caused by the fault or negligence of the tenant;
(g) a description of the deterioration of the allotment which it appears to the authority has taken place during the tenant’s lease;
(h) the cost of remedying the deterioration;
(i) photographs, receipts, quotations or other evidence as to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (f), (g) and (h);
(j) a statement of the amount of compensation which the tenant is liable to pay under section 134(2) of the Act, based on the matters mentioned in paragraph (3); and
(k) particulars of the tenant’s right to make representations under regulation 7.
(3) The matters mentioned in this paragraph are—
(a) the particulars mentioned in paragraph (2)(h) and (i); or
(b) where the lease makes provision about the procedure to be followed in assessing the amount of compensation for which the tenant is liable, that procedure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/457/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/allotments-compensation-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-6
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