Regulation 2 Notification of making of a charging order

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), on making a charging order under section 46A of the Act^f1, the local authority must—

(a)

serve a copy of the charging order on the owner of the building concerned;

(b)

advise the owner of the effect of the charging order; and

(c)

notify the owner of—

(i)

the right of appeal under section 47(3) of the Act against the charging order; and

(ii)

the time limit within which such an appeal may be made.

(2)

Where a charging order relates to qualifying expenses (as defined in section 46B of the Act) that are recoverable under section 27(7)(b) of the Act from a relevant person (as defined in section 27(3) of the Act), other than the owner, the references in paragraph (1) to the owner of the building are to be read as references to the relevant person (as so defined) in relation to the building.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Sections 46A to 46H were inserted by section 1 of the Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 13).