Part 8Rectification of the register
Compensation in consequence of rectification
84Rectification: compensation for certain expenses and losses
1
The Keeper must pay compensation for—
a
reimbursement of reasonable extra-judicial legal expenses incurred by a person in securing rectification of the register, and
b
any loss sustained by the person in consequence of the inaccuracy rectified.
2
A claimant is not required to exhaust other remedies before making a claim to such compensation.
3
Payment by the Keeper under this section does not extinguish any rights which the claimant may have against another person in respect of the loss compensated.
4
But it is a condition of any such payment that the claimant assigns any such rights to the Keeper.
5
Interest on a sum payable under this section runs from the date mentioned in subsection (6) until the sum in question is paid.
6
The date is—
a
where the sum is payable by virtue of subsection (1)(a), the date on which the claimant paid the sum in question,
b
where the sum is payable by virtue of subsection (1)(b), the date on which the loss was sustained.
7
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to the rate of interest payable by virtue of subsection (5).