Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

Financial provisions

147 Recovery of costs of certain orders

Where a person requests a roads authority to make an order under section 68(1) of this Act the authority may require him, as a condition of their compliance with the request, to make such provision as they consider reasonable as regards any costs to be incurred by them in so complying.

148 Exemption from stamp duty

Where the Secretary of State certifies that stamp duty which, but for this section, would be payable on an instrument made by, to or with him in relation to a road which is, or is to become, a trunk road would be payable as an expense by him under this Act, that stamp duty shall not be payable.

149 Interest on expenses

Where under any provision of this Act a roads authority are entitled to recover expenses, they shall also be entitled to interest thereon at the rate for the time being prescribed under section 40 of the [1963 c. 51.] Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963 from the date on which a demand for the expenses is served until payment; but they may remit any sum or part of any sum due to them as interest if they think fit.

150 Expenses

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a) any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under this Act;

(b) any sums required for the payment of grants or advances under, and any other expenses of the Secretary of State under, this Act; and

(c) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.