§ 23. Mr. Willisasked the Lord Advocate if he will remit to the Scottish Law Reform Committee the question of the rights of a landlord over goods held by his tenant on hire purchase.
§ The Lord AdvocateI am considering whether this question and certain other related matters should be remitted to the Committee.
§ Mr. WillisI thank the Lord Advocate for that reply, but will he bear in mind the enormous increase in hire rental which does introduce new factors and create a great number of difficulties?
§ The Lord AdvocateI appreciate that, but this question does raise wider issues. When I mentioned related matters, I had in mind, for instance, goods held not on hire purchase but on hire. Also, if the matter be remitted, I think it will be appropriate to consider the rights of other creditors, particularly those of a creditor in respect of unpaid rates whose position is broadly similar to that of a landlord in respect of unpaid rent.