Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Security over Moveable Property Rules Section 111 – RSP Rules
470.This section sets out that the Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, make rules (RSP Rules) providing for the operation of the Register of Statutory Pledges. They must consult the Keeper before doing so.
471.The power to make RSP Rules includes the powers to authorise the redaction of information or signatures from an entry in the RSP (paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (2)), as well as the power in subsection (2)(f) to make certain information unavailable to searchers (which might include an individual’s date of birth). Subsection (1)(c) would also permit the rules to specify the specificity with which the search mechanism for the register is to operate – for example, whether it returns close results or only exact matches.