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(1)The Council shall establish and maintain a fund for the purpose of making grants to compensate persons who in the opinion of the Council have suffered pecuniary loss by reason of dishonesty in connection with the provision of—
(a)conveyancing services by or on behalf of an independent conveyancing practitioner; and
(b)executry services to the public for a fee, gain or reward by or on behalf of an executry practitioner.
(2)The Council may, for the purpose of guaranteeing the sufficiency of the fund mentioned in subsection (1) above, enter into a contract of insurance with any person authorised by law to carry out insurance business.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may—
(a)make contributions to the fund mentioned in subsection (1) above; and
(b)defray any premium, fee or other expense payable by the Council under or in relation to a contract entered into under subsection (2) above.
(4)The Council may, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, make rules with regard to the operation of the fund mentioned in subsection (1) above and, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, such rules may make provision as to—
(a)contributions to be paid to the fund by independent conveyancing practitioners and by executry practitioners who provide executry services to the public for a fee, gain or reward;
(b)the procedure for making claims against the fund; and
(c)the administration, management and protection of the fund.
(5)The fund for the purpose of making grants to compensate persons by reason of dishonesty in connection with the provision of conveyancing and executry services maintained by the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board immediately before the coming into force of this subsection shall be transferred to and vested in the Council; and that fund shall be applied by the Council to the fund established under subsection (1) above.
(6)Any rules as to the fund transferred under subsection (5) above having effect immediately before the coming into force of this subsection shall have effect with respect to the fund established under subsection (1) above as if they were rules made under subsection (4) above; and the Council may amend or repeal any such rules.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 21A-21C inserted (15.8.2003) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4), s. 21(2), Sch. 4 para. 12(9); S.S.I. 2003/384, art. 2(d)
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