Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 (repealed)

Type Act of the Scottish Parliament
Publication 2014-04-29
State In force
Jurisdiction Scotland
Department Statute Law Database
Reform history JSON API

Advice and education

Sequestration of estate of living debtor: money advice

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Financial education for debtor

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Payments by debtor following sequestration

Debtor’s contribution: common financial tool

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Debtor contribution order

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Sequestration where debtor has few assets

Debtor application

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Circumstances where Accountant in Bankruptcy appointed as trustee

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Discharge, conditions etc.

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Moratorium on diligence

Moratorium on diligence

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Application for sequestration

Statement of undertakings

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Debtor application: incomplete or inappropriate application

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Sequestration: application by executor

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Concurrent proceedings for sequestration: recall

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Administration of estate

Debtor’s bank account

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Submission of claims to trustee

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First accounting period

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Vesting of estate after sequestration

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Discharge following sequestration

Discharge of debtor

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Repeal of discharge on composition

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Deferral of discharge where debtor cannot be traced

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Unclaimed dividends and unapplied balances

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Assets discovered after trustee discharge: appointment of trustee

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Records

Register of insolvencies

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Sederunt book

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Abolition of certain requirements in relation to Edinburgh Gazette

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Functions of sheriff and Accountant in Bankruptcy in sequestration

Application by trustee for direction on matters in sequestration

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Recall of sequestration by sheriff

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Recall of sequestration by Accountant in Bankruptcy

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Appointment of replacement trustee

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Replacement of trustee acting in more than one sequestration

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Removal of trustee and trustee not acting

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Removal of commissioner

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Contractual powers of trustee

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Bankruptcy restrictions order

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Conversion of protected trust deed into sequestration

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Power to cure defects in procedure

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Regulations: applications to Accountant in Bankruptcy etc.

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Valuation of debts depending on contingency

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Review of decisions made by Accountant in Bankruptcy

Review of decisions about interim trustee

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Review of decision not to award sequestration

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Review of decisions about replacement trustee

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Review of decisions about adjudication of creditor’s claims

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Review of decision about discharge of trustee

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Appeals against decisions on review

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Miscellaneous amendments

Representation of Accountant in Bankruptcy in sheriff court

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Failure to send statements of assets and liabilities

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Time limits for sequestration of limited partnership

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Petition for sequestration by trustee under trust deed

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Effect of sequestration: renewal of period of inhibition etc.

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Division and sale of debtor’s family home

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Effect of discharge of debtor

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Offence of obtaining credit: increase in amount

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Bankruptcy restrictions undertaking: repeal

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Debt arrangement schemes: extension to non-natural persons and fees

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General

Meaning of “the 1985 Act”

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Ancillary provision

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Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

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Commencement

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Short title

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SCHEDULE 1

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as Schedule A1 to the 1985 Act—

SCHEDULE 2

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as Schedule 3A to the 1985 Act—

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Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c.58)

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Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.66)

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Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17)

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Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5)

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Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)

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Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17)

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SCHEDULE 4

Sequestration of estate of living debtor: money advice

Circumstances where Accountant in Bankruptcy appointed as trustee

Moratorium on diligence

Debtor's bank account

Submission of claims to trustee

First accounting period

Vesting of estate after sequestration

Repeal of discharge on composition

Sederunt book

Abolition of certain requirements in relation to Edinburgh Gazette

Application by trustee for direction on matters in sequestration

Recall of sequestration by sheriff

Appointment of replacement trustee

Contractual powers of trustee

Conversion of protected trust deed into sequestration

Power to cure defects in procedure

Valuation of debts depending on contingency

Review of decisions about interim trustee

Review of decisions about replacement trustee

Review of decision about discharge of trustee

Representation of Accountant in Bankruptcy in sheriff court

Petition for sequestration by trustee under trust deed

Offence of obtaining credit: increase in amount

Debt arrangement schemes: extension to non-natural persons and fees

Ancillary provision

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as Schedule A1 to the 1985 Act—

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as Schedule 3A to the 1985 Act—

Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c.58)

Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.66)

Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17)

Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5)

Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)

Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17)

Editorial notes

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as Schedule A1 to the 1985 Act—

This is the Schedule that is to be inserted as Schedule 3A to the 1985 Act—

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