Section 218 Preservation of property left in premisesI1

A court F1or the First-tier Tribunal, when granting decree for removing from heritable property, may direct that the pursuer takes such steps as the court or the First-tier Tribunal considers appropriate for the preservation of any effects removed from the subjects or premises.

The court or the First-tier Tribunal may, when making a direction under subsection (1) above, order that the defender is to be liable for any costs incurred in taking such steps as are specified by virtue of that subsection.

In the application of this section to the granting of a decree for removing from heritable property of the type mentioned in section 214(2)(l), “pursuer” means the trustee for civil recovery who is responsible by virtue of section 267(3)(ba) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for enforcing the decree.