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The Registers of Scotland (Fees) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/188 · Made 26 June 2014 · Extends to Scotland

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Registers And Records

Made 26th June 2014

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110(1) and (2), 116(1) and 117(1) of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 110(3) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland about (among other things), the expenses incurred by the Keeper in relation to the matters specified in section 110(3)(a) and (b) of that Act and the desirability of encouraging registering, recording and entering in any register under the management and control of the Keeper.

In accordance with section 116(3)(l) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2012 asp 5 (“the 2012 Act”).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Fees
  4. 4Authorisation for the Keeper to determine fees
  5. 5Revocations
  6. 6Saving provisions
  7. Signature
  8. Schedule 1
  9. Part 1: Land Register of Scotland
  10. 1Applications for deeds (other than heritable securities) and voluntary registration
  11. 2Heritable securities
  12. 3Related fees and services
  13. Part 2: Register of Sasines
  14. 4Completion of title
  15. 5Heritable securities
  16. 6Recording by memorandum
  17. 7Additional extract or plain copy
  18. Part 3: Fees for registrations and recordings in the Land Register of Scotland and the Register of Sasines
  19. 8Industrial and Provident Society receipts
  20. 9Other deeds
  21. 10Dual registration
  22. 4Part 4
  23. 5Part 5
  24. 6Part 6
  25. 7Part 7
  26. Part 8: Register of Assignations
  27. 11Registration Fees
  28. Part 9: Register of Statutory Pledges
  29. 12Registration Fees
  30. 13Correction Fees
  31. Schedule 2Revocations
  32. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Registers of Scotland (Fees) Order 2014.

(2)

With the exception of the sub-paragraph mentioned in paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on 8th December 2014.

(3)

Paragraph 3(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 comes into force on 9th February 2015.

2InterpretationI1

(1)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012;

  • “the 2003 Act” means the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003f1;

  • F1“the 2023 Act” means the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023;

  • “application for dual registration” means an application made for registration of—

    1. (a)

      a constitutive deed under section 4(5) of the 2003 Act; or

    2. (b)

      a deed creating a positive servitude under section 75(1) of the 2003 Act;

  • “application for variation of a title condition” means an application made for registration of—

    1. (a)

      a deed of variation or discharge granted by virtue of section 33 or 35 of the 2003 Act;

    2. (b)

      an order of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland under section 90(1)(c) or 91 or on the refusal of an application made under section 90(1)(c) of the 2003 Act; or

    3. (c)

      a deed of discharge by virtue of section 15 of the 2003 Act;

  • F2“digital registration system” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) (interpretation) of the Land Register of Scotland (Automated Registration) etc. Regulations 2014

  • “relevant rent” means the largest amount of annual rent a lease reserves within the first 10 years of its term that can be—

    1. (a)

      quantified; or

    2. (b)

      estimated, where that amount cannot be quantified,

    at the date an application to register the grant of the lease is made.

(2)

For the purposes of the definition of “application for dual registration” and “application for variation of a title condition”, “registration” in relation to a deed, notice or order means registering in the Land Register or recording the deed in the Register of Sasines.

3FeesI1

The fee payable in relation to—

(a)

registering a plot of land or a deed in the Land Register is specified in Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1;

(b)

recording a deed in the Register of Sasines is specified in Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 1;

(c)

registering a document in the Chancery and Judicial Registersf1 is specified in Part 4 of Schedule 1;

(d)

registering or updating the registration schedule of a croft, common grazing or land held runrig in the Crofting Registerf2 is specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1;

(e)

registering a tenant’s interest in acquiring land in the Register of Community Interests in Landf3 for the purposes of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003f4 is specified in Part 6 of Schedule 1; F1...

(f)

access to any register under the management and control of the Keeper and information made available by the Keeper is specified in Part 7 of Schedule 1.

F2(g)

registering an assignation document in the Register of Assignations is specified in Part 8 of Schedule 1;

(h)

registering a constitutive document or an amendment document in the Register of Statutory Pledges is specified in Part 9 of Schedule 1; and

(i)

correcting an entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges statutory pledges record is specified in Part 9 of Schedule 1.

4Authorisation for the Keeper to determine feesI1

(1)

The Keeper is authorised, in accordance with this article, to make a determination—

(a)

increasing; or

(b)

decreasing,

any fee set out in Schedule 1 by an amount not exceeding £10.

(2)

A determination increasing fees under paragraph (1)(a)—

(a)

may only be made where—

(i)

necessary to prevent material damage to the Keeper’s financial position; and

(ii)

that damage arises from conditions which cannot be otherwise mitigated by action by the Keeper; and

(b)

subsists for a maximum period of 2 years from the date on which it comes into effect, after which it ceases to have effect.

(3)

A determination decreasing fees under paragraph (1)(b)—

(a)

may only be made where it would have no material negative impact on the Keeper’s financial position; and

(b)

subsists for a maximum period of one year from the date on which it comes into effect, after which it ceases to have effect.

(4)

The Keeper must consult the Scottish Ministers about any such increase or decrease in fees.

(5)

Any determination under this article—

(a)

must state the date on which it comes into effect; and

(b)

may have effect only after a minimum period of 3 months’ notice from the date of its publication on the Keeper’s websitef1.

5RevocationsI1

The instruments specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 are revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of the Schedule, subject to the savings in article 6.

6Saving provisionsI1

(1)

The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order 1995f1 continues to have effect on and after 8th December 2014 as it had effect immediately before that date in respect of any—

(a)

application for registering, recording or entering in any register under the management and control of the Keeper mentioned in that Order;

(b)

request for a search or information, including copies and extracts relating to those registers,

received by the Keeper before 8th December 2014.

(2)

The Community Right to Buy (Register of Community Interests in Land Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2004f2 continue to have effect on and after 8th December 2014 as they had effect immediately before that date in respect of any request for copies or extracts of entries in the Register of Community Interests in Land received by the Keeper before 8th December 2014.

(3)

The Agricultural Holdings (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2004f3 continues to have effect on and after 8th December 2014 as it had effect immediately before that date in respect of any—

(a)

application for registration in the Register of Community Interests in Land of tenants’ interests in acquiring land;

(b)

request for extracts and copy extracts of registration relating to that Register for the purposes of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003;

received by the Keeper before 8th December 2014.

(4)

The Crofting Register (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2012f4 continues to have effect on and after 8th December 2014 as it had effect immediately before that date in respect of any—

(a)

application for—

(i)

registration in the Crofting Register;

(ii)

updating a registration schedule;

(b)

request for searches, reports, copies of documents or information relating to that Register,

received by the Keeper before 8th December 2014.

Signature

 FERGUS EWING  

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th June 2014

1Applications for deeds (other than heritable securities) and voluntary registrationI1

F1(1)

Where an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is made, subject to sub-paragraphs (4) to (7), the fee is calculated on the—

(a)

amount of the consideration paid; or

(b)

value of the plot of land,

whichever is the greater.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to an application for registration of—

(a)

a disposition, a notice of title, a lease or an assignation of lease; or

(b)

an unregistered plot of land by virtue of section 27(1) of the Act.

(3)

Where an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is made, subject to sub-paragraphs (8) to (11), the fee is at the rates shown in the Table of Fees in Part 3 of this Schedule—

(a)

for an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a)—

(i)

in column 2 of that Table; or

(ii)

where the application may be, and is, made using the F2digital registration system, in column 3 of that Table; or

(b)

for an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), in column 4 of that Table.

(4)

Where the application is to register a plot of land excambed, the fee is calculated on the value of the land transferred.

(5)

Where the consideration consists of a yearly or periodical payment, the consideration is calculated at 10 years’ purchase.

(6)

Where the application is to register the grant of a lease, the fee is calculated on the consideration (if any) provided for that grant plus 10 times the relevant rent.

(7)

Where the application is made to register the assignation of a lease, the fee is calculated on the consideration (if any) provided for the assignation plus 10 times the relevant rent payable at the date of the application.

(8)

Where an application affects a number of title sheets, the fee is at the rates shown in the Table of Fees in Part 3 of this Schedule plus an additional fee of £60 for every title sheet affected other than the first.

(9)

The additional fee of £60 mentioned in F3sub-paragraph (8) does not apply to a—

(a)

shared plot title sheet designated under section 17(2) of the Act where the first title sheet affected is a sharing plot; or

(b)

shared lease title sheet designated under schedule 1, paragraph 2(a) of the Act where the first title sheet affected is a sharing lease.

F4(10)

Where the application is to register a disposition relating to a registered plot of land—

(a)

for the sole purpose of evacuating a survivorship destination; and

(b)

the name and designation of the proprietor in the proprietorship section remains the same,

the fee is £60 for each title sheet affected.

F5(11)

Where an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b) is made which is—

(a)

entered in the application record on the same date as an application to register a standard security; and

(b)

the standard security relates to the whole extent of that plot of land,

no fee is payable in respect of the application mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b).

2Heritable securitiesI1

Where an application is made for registration in respect of a heritable security, including the constitution, transfer, variation, postponement, corroboration or extinction of a security, the fee is—

F1(a)

£80 for each title sheet affected, or

(b)

where an application may be, and is, made using the digital registration system, £60 for each title sheet affected

3Related fees and servicesI1I2

F1(1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1A)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

In respect of an application for—

(a)

an advance notice under section 57(1) of the Act; or

(b)

a discharge of an advance notice under section 63(1) of the Act,

the fee is F2£20.

(3)

In respect of an application to make an entry in, or remove an entry from, a title sheet—

(a)

where an order is granted by the court under—

(i)

section 67(3) of the Act, for warrant to place a caveat on a title sheet;

(ii)

section 69(2) of the Act, for warrant to renew a caveat;

(iii)

section 70(2) of the Act to restrict a caveat; or

(iv)

section 71(2) of the Act, to recall a caveat; or

(b)

where, under section 72 of the Act, a person discharges a caveat,

the fee is F3£80.

(4)

Where an application is received in respect of a registered plot of land, to request the Keeper to vary warranty under section 76(2) of the Act, the fee is F4£80.

4Completion of titleI1

Where the recording of completion of title by decree or a notice of title is made, the fee is—

(a)

calculated on the value of the heritable subjects to which the recording relate; and

(b)

at the rates shown in column 2 of the Table of Fees in Part 3 of this Schedule.

5Heritable securitiesI1

In respect of the recording of a heritable security, including the constitution, transfer, variation, postponement, corroboration or extinction of a security, the fee is £60.

6Recording by memorandumI1

Where any writ is presented in the Register of Sasines for recording by memorandum, the fee is F1£80 for each memorandum.

7Additional extract or plain copyI1

Where a deed is being recorded, in respect of an additional extract or plain copy requested at the date of the application for recording, the fee is F1£20 plus VAT.

8Industrial and Provident Society receiptsI1

No fee is payable in respect of an application for registration or recording of receipts under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965f1.

9Other deedsI1F1

Where an application for registration is made under section 21 of the Act, or for recording in the Register of Sasines, or other deeds not referred to in Parts 1 and 2 of this schedule, the fee is £80 for each title sheet affected or each deed recorded.

10Dual registrationI1F1

Where an application for registration under section 21 of the Act or for recording a deed in the Register of Sasines comprises an application for dual registration or an application for variation of a title condition and no fee is provided in respect of such application in Parts 1 and 2 of this schedule, the fee is £80 in respect of that application plus £80 for every title sheet other than the first affected by that application and for each deed recorded.

Table of Fees

F2Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
Consideration paid or value £Fee £Former Fee £Voluntary registration Fee £Former Voluntary Registration Fee £
0 - 50,000080606045
50,001 - 100,00014012011090
100,001 – 150,000260240200180
150,001 – 200,000400360300270
200,001 – 300,000530480400360
300,001 – 500,000660600500450
500,001 – 700,000800720600540
700,001 - 1,000,000930840700630
1,000,001 – 2,000,0001,1001,000830750
2,000,001 – 3,000,0003,3003,0002,4802,250
3,000,001 – 5,000,0005,5005,0004,1303,750
5,000,001 or more8,2507,5006,1905,625

4I1

The Chancery and Judicial Registers

F1Registration Fees
RegisterProduct/ServiceFeeFormer fee
Register of InhibitionsFor each document£25£15
Register of Deeds and Probative Writs in the Books of Council and SessionFor each document (including first extract)£20£10
Register of ProtestsFor each document (including first extract)£20£10
Register of JudgmentsFor each document (including first extract)£20£10
Register of the Great SealFor a charter of incorporation£260£250
For a commission£640£630
Register of the Cachet SealFor each impression£40£30
Register of the Quarter SealFor each gift of ultimus haeres or bona vacantia£140£130
AllWhen a document is being registered, an additional extract or plain copy requested at the date of the application for registration£20 plus VAT£10 plus VAT
NoneFor each certificate issued under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982£40£30

5I1

The Crofting Register

Applications for registration and updating a registration schedule
Product/ServiceFee
Registration of a croft under section 4(1) or (2) of the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (“2010 Act”)£90
Updating the registration schedule of a registered croft following an event under section 5(1) of the 2010 Act£90
Registration of a common grazing under section 24(1)(a) or (b) of the 2010 Act£90
Updating the registration schedule of a registered common grazing under section 25(1) of the 2010 Act£90
Registration of land held runrig under section 32(1) of the 2010 Act£90
Updating the registration schedule of registered land held runrig following an event under section 32(5) of the 2010 Act£90

6I1

The Register of Community Interests in Land

Product/serviceFee
Initial registration of a tenant’s interest£40
Subsequent registration of an existing or previously registered interest£25

7I1

Fees for access to a register under the management and control of the Keeper and information made available by the Keeper

RegisterProduct/serviceFeeFormer Fee
F1Land Register and Register of SasinesSearch conducted by the Keeper on behalf of a person over one full address including F2postcode, per result (including one plain copy), including nil return£30 plus VAT£20 plus VAT
All registers under the management and control of the KeeperSearch conducted by a person through the Registers of Scotland online system (including one title sheet)£3 plus VAT_
Registers under the management and control of the Keeper (under exception of the Land Register and Register of Sasines) Request for inspection of a register in respect of one entry (including response) £30 plus VAT_
Land RegisterExtract of— £35 plus VAT£30 plus VAT

Title sheet and part of the cadastral map

Title sheet

Part of a title sheet

Part of cadastral map

Document from the archive record

Application

Advance notice

Document in the application record

Part of document in application record

Certified copy of—

Application

Advance Notice

Document in the application record

Part of document in application record

Land RegisterPlain copy of—£25 plus VAT£16 plus VAT

Title sheet and part of the cadastral map

Title sheet

Part of a title sheet

Part of cadastral map

Document from the archive record

Part of document from the archive record

Application

Advance notice

Document in the application record

Part of document in application record

Register of SasinesExtract of recorded deed£35 plus VAT£30 plus VAT
Register of Sasines Plain copy of recorded deed£25 plus VAT£16 plus VAT
Register of Judgments, Register of Deeds and Register of ProtestsExtract of registered deed£35 plus VAT_
Register of Inhibitions, Register of Judgments, Register of Deeds and Register of ProtestsPlain copy of registered deedF3£25 plus VAT_
Crofting Register

Office copy of a registration schedule of a croft, common grazing or land held runrig

Information provided by the Keeper regarding the suitability of an applicant’s map for registration purposes in the Crofting Register

£35 plus VAT£30 plus VAT
Crofting Register

Plain copy of a registration schedule of a croft, common grazing or land held runrig

Copy of an Ordnance Survey map supplied for the purpose of registration in the Crofting Register

£25 plus VAT£16 plus VAT
Register of Community Interests in Land

Extract of registration

Plan (colour)

£35 plus VAT£30 plus VAT
Register of Community Interests in LandPlain copy of registration Plan (black and white) £25 plus VAT£16 plus VAT
F4Register of Assignations Extract of—£35 plus VAT

Entry in the Register of Assignations assignations record

Part of entry in the Register of Assignations assignations record

Entry in the Register of Assignations archive record

Part of entry in the Register of Assignations archive record

Document in the Register of Assignations archive record

Part of document in the Register of Assignations archive record

Register of AssignationsPlain copy of—£25 plus VAT

Entry in the Register of Assignations assignations record

Part of entry in the Register of Assignations assignations record

Entry in the Register of Assignations archive record

Part of entry in the Register of Assignations archive record

Document in the Register of Assignations archive record

Part of document in the Register of Assignations archive record

Register of Statutory PledgesExtract of—£35 plus VAT

Entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges statutory pledges record

Part of entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges statutory pledges record

Entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Part of entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Document in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Part of document in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Register of Statutory PledgesPlain copy of—£25 plus VAT

Entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges statutory pledges record

Part of entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges statutory pledges record

Entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Part of entry in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Document in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

Part document in the Register of Statutory Pledges archive record

11Registration FeesF1

(1)

Where an application for registration of an assignation document is made under section 23(1) (application for registration) of the 2023 Act, the fee is £30.

(2)

Where an assignation document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) assigns different claims to different assignees, the fee is £30 for each claim for which registration is applied.

12Registration FeesF1

(1)

Where an application for registration of a constitutive document is made under section 86(1) (application for registration of statutory pledge) of the 2023 Act, the fee is £30.

(2)

Where a constitutive document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) creates more than one statutory pledge, the fee is £5 for each additional statutory pledge for which registration is applied.

(3)

Where an application for registration of an amendment document is made under section 88(1) (application for registration of amendment) of the 2023 Act, the fee is £30 for each statutory pledge record entry amended.

13Correction FeesF1

(1)

Where an application for correction of an entry in the statutory pledges record is made under section 96(1) (application by secured creditor for correction of statutory pledges record) of the 2023 Act, the fee is £10 for each entry corrected.

(2)

Where an application for correction of an entry in the statutory pledges record is made under section 98(6) (demand that application for correction be made under section 96), the fee is £10 for each entry corrected.

(3)

Where an application for registration of an amendment document as mentioned in paragraph 12(3) is made that also corrects the statutory pledges record in terms of section 96(1) of the 2023 Act, no additional correction fee is payable.

Schedule 2RevocationsI1

InstrumentsReferencesExtent
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order 1995f1S.S.I. 1995/1945The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 1999S.I. 1999/1085The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2001S.S.I. 2001/163The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2004S.S.I. 2004/507The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2005S.S.I. 2005/580The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2006S.S.I. 2006/600The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2009S.S.I. 2009/171The whole Order
The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2010S.S.I. 2010/404The whole Order
The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011S.S.I. 2011/211

Schedule 2,

paragraph 16

The Fees in the Registers of Scotland (Consequential Provisions) Amendment Order 2013S.S.I. 2013/59The whole Order
The Community Right to Buy (Register of Community Interests in Land Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2004S.S.I. 2004/230The whole Regulations
The Agricultural Holdings (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2004S.S.I. 2004/496The whole Order
The Crofting Register (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2012f2S.S.I. 2012/295The whole Order
The Crofting Register (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012S.S.I. 2012/328The whole Order

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the fees payable in relation to registering, recording or entering in registers under the management and control of the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, access to those registers and information made available by the Keeper.

It replaces the instruments providing for fees payable to the Keeper and sets fees for new products required by the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”).

Article 3 provides for the fees payable for:—

  • registering a deed or plot of land in the Land Register of Scotland (Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1);

  • recording a deed in the Register of Sasines (Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 1);

  • registering a document in the Chancery and Judicial Registers (Part 4 of Schedule 1);

  • registering a croft, common grazing or land held runrig in the Crofting Register (Part 5 of Schedule 1);

  • registering a tenant’s interest in acquiring land in the Register of Community Interests in Land for the purposes of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (Part 6 of Schedule 1);

  • access to and information from any register under the management and control of the Keeper (Part 7 of Schedule 1).

No fee is charged in relation to electronic access (other than in respect of requests made in person at a Registers of Scotland Customer Service Centre) to the Crofting Register, the Register of Community Interests in Land and the Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Fees charged by the Keeper before this Order comes into force remain the same, except for—

  • rejections and cancellations of registration applications are charged at £30 or a fee not exceeding £400 respectively; under the Order both cancellations and rejections become subject to a fee of £30 (paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1);

  • an application for registration or recording of receipts under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 is charged at £0.25; under the Order no fee will be charged (paragraph 8 of Schedule 1);

  • the Register of Community Interests in Land charges separate fees for each page of an extract (£0.50), plan of different sizes (£2 or £5), authentication (£4) and handling additional extracts and copies (£6); under the Order these fees are aligned with other fees charged by the Keeper to £30 for an extract and £16 for a plain copy;

  • search requests using the Keeper’s Customer Services Centre are charged separately for a request in writing (£8) or in person (£12) with a fee for each title searched against (£3) and each copy deed printed from Registers Direct (£3); under the Order inspection fees of £20 and £30 are charged for requests in writing or in person, respectively, for each title searched against whether or not it produces a nil return, combined with an entitlement to one plain copy (Part 7 of Schedule 1).

Article 4 authorises the Keeper to vary any fee by a maximum amount of £10 to increase it in circumstances where it is necessary to protect the Keeper’s financial position or decrease it where there would be no impact on the Keeper’s financial position. The variation would subsist for a maximum period of 2 years or 1 year, respectively and be subject to consultation with the Scottish Ministers and providing customers with 3 months’ notice on the Keeper’s website.

Article 5 and Schedule 2 revoke the instruments providing for fees payable to the Keeper and article 6 makes savings in respect of applications and requests for information made before that revocation.

Section 108(3) of the 2012 Act also allows the Keeper to charge fees for consultancy, advisory and other commercial services.

A Business Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from Registers of Scotland, Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh EH8 7AU.