Commentary on Sections Part 4 – Closure of Premises Section 35 – Reimbursement of expenditure
85.This section makes provision for the sheriff, upon application from a police authority or a local authority, to make an order for the reimbursement, by the owner of the premises that has been or was closed, of expenditure incurred by the applicant in clearing, securing or maintaining the closed premises. Subsection (2) sets out when such an application must be made and subsection (3) the persons on whom the application shall be served.