3(1)The Scottish Ministers may from time to time specify the maximum amounts which may be paid by a registered social landlord—
(a)by way of fees or other remuneration, or by way of expenses, to a member of the landlord who is not an officer or employee of the landlord, or
(b)by way of expenses to an officer of the landlord who does not have a contract of employment with the landlord,
and different amounts may be so specified for different purposes.
(2)Where a landlord makes a payment in excess of the maximum permitted under this paragraph, the landlord may recover the excess, and proceedings for its recovery must be taken if the Scottish Ministers so direct.