Part 5Inhibition

General and miscellaneous

166Ascription

1

This section applies where—

a

an inhibition has effect; and

b

any sums are paid to account of the sums recoverable from the debtor by virtue of the decree or document of debt authorising the inhibition.

2

Such sums must be ascribed to the following in the order in which they are mentioned—

a

the expenses which are chargeable against the debtor incurred in respect of any diligence (other than the inhibition) authorised by the decree or document of debt;

b

the inhibition expenses;

c

any interest which has accrued, at the date on which the inhibition takes effect, on the debt constituted by the decree or document of debt;

d

the debt constituted by the decree or document of debt together with such interest as has accrued after the date on which the inhibition takes effect.