Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (repealed)

Administration of bankruptcy

Receipts and expenses.

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Interim trustee

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Permanent trustee

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Commissioners

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Petitions for sequestration

Sequestration of the estate of living or deceased debtor

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Sequestration of other estates

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Meaning of apparent insolvency

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Further provisions relating to presentation of petitions

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Jurisdiction

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Concurrent proceedings for sequestration or analogous remedy

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Creditor's oath

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Award of sequestration and appointment and resignation of interim trustee

When sequestration is awarded

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Appointment and resignation of interim trustee

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Registration of court order

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Further provisions relating to award of sequestration

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Petitions for recall of sequestration

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Recall of sequestration

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Initial stages of sequestration

Interim preservation of estate

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Debtor's list of assets and liabilities

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Trustee's duties on receipt of list of assets and liabilities

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Statutory meeting of creditors and trustee vote

Calling of statutory meeting

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Submission of claims for voting purposes at statutory meeting

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Proceedings at statutory meeting before election of permanent trustee

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Election of permanent trustee

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Confirmation of permanent trustee

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• (A1) This section applies where a replacement trustee is elected by virtue of a trustee vote.

• (1) On the election of the replacement trustee—

• (a) the original trustee shall forthwith make a report of the proceedings at the statutory meeting to the sheriff; and

• (b) the debtor, a creditor, the original trustee, the replacement trustee or the Accountant in Bankruptcy may, within 4 days after the statutory meeting, object to any matter connected with the election; and such objection shall be by summary application to the sheriff, specifying the grounds on which the objection is taken.

• (2) If there is no timeous objection under subsection (1)(b) above, the sheriff shall forthwith declare the elected person to be the trustee in the sequestration ; and the sheriff shall make an order appointing him as such .

• (2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3) If there is a timeous objection under subsection (1)(b) above, the sheriff shall forthwith give parties an opportunity to be heard thereon and shall give his decision.

• (4) If in his decision under subsection (3) above the sheriff—

• (a) rejects the objection, subsection (2) above shall apply as if there had been no timeous objection;

• (b) sustains the objection, he shall order the original trustee to arrange a new meeting at which a new trustee vote shall be held ; and sections 23 and 24 of this Act and this section shall apply in relation to such a meeting.

• (5) Any declaration, appointment or decision of the sheriff under this section shall be final, and no expense in objecting under this section shall fall on the debtor’s estate.

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Provisions relating to termination of interim trustee's functions

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Discharge of interim trustee

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Replacement of trustee

Resignation and death of permanent trustee

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Removal of permanent trustee and trustee not acting

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Election, resignation and removal of commissioners

Election, resignation and removal of commissioners

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Vesting of estate in trustee

Vesting of estate at date of sequestration

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Vesting of estate, and dealings of debtor, after sequestration

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Limitations on vesting

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Safeguarding of interests of creditors of insolvent persons

Gratuitous alienations

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Recalling of order for payment of capital sum on divorce

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Unfair preferences

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Effect of sequestration on diligence

Effect of sequestration on diligence

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Administration of estate by trustee

Taking possession of estate by permanent trustee

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Management and realisation of estate

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Power of permanent trustee in relation to the debtor's family home

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Protection of rights of spouse against arrangements intended to defeat them

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Contractual powers of permanent trustee

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Money received by permanent trustee

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Examination of debtor

Private examination

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Public examination

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Provisions ancillary to sections 44 and 45

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Conduct of examination

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Submission and adjudication of claims

Submission of claims to permanent trustee

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Adjudication of claims

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Entitlement to vote and draw dividend

Entitlement to vote and draw dividend

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Distribution of debtor’s estate

Order of priority in distribution

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Estate to be distributed in respect of accounting periods

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Procedure after end of accounting period

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Discharge of debtor

Automatic discharge after 3 years

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Effect of discharge under section 54

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Discharge on composition

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Discharge of trustee

Discharge of permanent trustee

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Unclaimed dividends

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Voluntary trust deeds for creditors

Voluntary trust deeds for creditors

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Miscellaneous and supplementary

Liabilities and rights of co-obligants

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Extortionate credit transactions

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Sederunt book and other documents

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Power to cure defects in procedure

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Debtor to co-operate with permanent trustee

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Arbitration and compromise

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Meetings of creditors and commissioners

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General offences by debtor etc.

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Summary proceedings

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Outlays of interim and permanent trustee

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Supplies by utilities

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Edinburgh Gazette

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Regulations

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Interpretation

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Meaning of "associate"

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Amendments, repeals and transitional provisions

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Receipts and expenses

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Crown application

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Short title, commencement and extent

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SCHEDULE 1

Amount which may be claimed generally

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Claims for aliment and periodical allowance on divorce

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Debts depending on contingency

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Secured debts

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Valuation of claims against partners for debts of the partnership

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SCHEDULE 2

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SCHEDULE 3

Part I — List of Preferred Debts

Debts to Inland Revenue

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Debts due to Customs and Excise

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Social Security contributions

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Contributions to occupational pension schemes, et ceteralaetc.

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Remuneration of employees, et ceteralaetc.

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Part II — Interpretation of Part I

Meaning of “the relevant date”

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Periods to which value added tax referable

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Amounts payable by way of remuneration

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Transitional Provisions

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SCHEDULE 4

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SCHEDULE 5

Remuneration of trustee

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Registration of notice of inhibition

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Lodging of claim to bar effect of limitation of actions

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Valuation of claims

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Protected trust deeds

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Creditors not acceding to protected trust deed

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SCHEDULE 6

Part I — Meetings of creditors other than the statutory meeting

Calling of meeting

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Role of . . . trustee at meeting

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Appeals

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Part II — All Meetings of Creditors

Validity of proceedings

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Locus of meeting

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Mandatories

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Quorum

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Voting at meeting

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Objections by creditors

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Adjournment of meeting

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Minutes of meeting

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Part III — Meetings of Commissioners

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SCHEDULE 7

Part I — Consequential Amendments

The Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 1880 (c.4)

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The Bankruptcy Act 1883 (c.52)

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The Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 1889 (c.39)

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The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 (c. 27)

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The Exchange Control Act 1947 (c.14)

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The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c.35)

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The Superannuation Act 1972 (all)

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The Road Traffic Act 1972 (c.20)

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The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 52)

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The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65)

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The Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c.60)

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The Employment Protection {Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)

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The Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (c.33)

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The Banking Act 1979 (c.37)

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The Estate Agents Act 1979 (c.38)

17

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The Value Added Tax Act 1983 (c.55)

18

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The Companies Act 1985 (c.6)

19

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20

After section 615 there shall be inserted the following sections—

(615A) (1) Where this subsection applies and— (a) the winding up of a company has commenced, an alienation by the company is challengeable by— (i) any creditor who is a creditor by virtue of a debt incurred on or before the date of such commencement; or (ii) the liquidator ; (b) an administration order is in force in relation to a company, an alienation by the company is challengeable by the administrator. (2) Subsection (1) applies where— (a) by the alienation, whether before or after the coming into force of section 75 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985, any part of the company's property is transferred or any claim or right of the company is discharged or renounced ; and (b) the alienation takes place on a relevant day. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), the day on which an alienation takes place is the day on which it becomes completely effectual ; and in that subsection " relevant day" means, if the alienation has the effect of favouring— (a) a person who is an associate (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985) of the company, a day not earlier than 5 years before the date on which— (i) the winding up of the company commences ; or (ii) as the case may be, the administration order is made ; or (b) any other person, a day not earlier than 2 years before such date. (4) Subsections (4) to (6) and (8) of section 34 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (challenge of gratuitous alienation) apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section but as if— (a) for any reference to the debtor there is substituted a reference to the company ; and (b) in subsection (8) for the words: from the beginning to " 1889 " there are substituted the words " A liquidator and, after the coming into force of Chapter III of Part II of the Insolvency Act 1985, an administrator appointed thereunder ". (5) In subsections (1) to (3) above, any reference to an administrator or to an administration order— (a) shall be construed in accordance with Chapter III of Part II of the Insolvency Act 1985 ; and (b) shall be of no effect until the coming into force of that Chapter. (6) This section extends to Scotland only. (615B) (1) Section 36 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (unfair preferences) applies for the purposes of this Act as it applies for the purposes of that Act but as if— (a) for any reference to a debtor there is substituted a reference to a company ; (b) in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (c) there are substituted the words " the commencement of the winding up of the company or the making of an administration order in relation to the company. "; (c) in subsection (4) for paragraphs (d) and (b) there are substituted the following paragraphs— (a) in the case of a winding up— (i) any creditor who is a creditor by virtue of a debt incurred on or before the date of commencement of the winding up ; or (ii) the liquidator ; and (b) in the case of an administration order, the administrator. (d) in subsection (6), for the words from the beginning to " 1889 " there are substituted the words " A liquidator and an administrator "; and (e) for subsection (7) there is substituted the following subsection— (7) This section shall be construed as one with Part XX of the Companies Act 1985 ; and subsection (5) of section 615A of that Act shall apply in relation to the foregoing provisions of this section as it applies in relation to subsections (1) to (3) of that section. (2) This section applies to Scotland only.

21

For subsections (1) to (5) of section 623 (effect of diligence within 60 days of winding up Scottish company), there shall be substituted the following subsections—

(1) In the winding up of a company registered in Scotland, the following provisions of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985— (a) subsections (1) to (6) of section 37 (effect of sequestration on diligence); and (b) subsections (3), (4), (7) and (8) of section 39 (realisation of estate), apply, so far as is consistent with this Act, in like manner as they apply in the sequestration of a debtor's estate, with the substitutions specified below and with any other necessary modifications. (2) The substitutions to be made in those sections of the Act of 1985 are as follows— (a) for references to the debtor, substitute references to the company, (b) for references to the sequestration, substitute references to the winding up, (c) for references to the date of sequestration, substitute references to the commencement of the winding up of the company, and (d) for references to the permanent trustee, substitute references to the liquidator. (3) In this section, " the commencement of the winding up of the company " means, where it is being wound up by the court, the day on which the winding up order is made.

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22

In section 643 (unclaimed dividends etc. in Scotland to be lodged in bank)—

• (a) for the words " a joint stock bank of issue in Scotland" there shall be substituted the words " an appropriate bank or institution as defined in section 73(1) (interpretation) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 ";

• (b) after the word "bank" wherever it occurs there shall be inserted the words " or institution "; and

• (c) for the words "one hundred and fifty-three of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 " there shall be substituted the words " 58 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 ".

The Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.37)

23

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Part II — Re-enactment of Certain Provisions of Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 (c. 20)

Arrestments and Poindings

24

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Exemptions from stamp or other duties for conveyances, deeds et ceteralaetc. relating to sequestrated estates

25

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SCHEDULE 8

Accountant in Bankruptcy.

1A

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1B

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1C

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5A

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5B

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6A

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6B

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8A

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10A

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13A

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13B

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20A

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21A

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21B

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23A

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25A

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26A

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28A

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31A

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31B

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31C

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36A

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36B

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36C

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36D

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36E

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36F

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39A

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41A

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43A

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53A

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Debtor applications by low income, low asset debtors

Bankruptcy restrictions orders and undertakings

56A

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56B

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56C

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56D

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56E

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56F

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56G

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56H

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56J

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56K

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58A

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59A

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59B

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59C

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60A

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60B

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69A

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71A

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71B

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72ZA

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72A

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Certificate for sequestration

Schedule 2A

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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Levies on coal and steel production

6A

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Periods to which insurance premium tax referable

8A

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Periods to which landfill tax referable

8B

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Periods to which climate change levy referable

8C

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Termination of interim trustee's functions where not appointed as trustee

8D

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8A

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Accountant in Bankruptcy's power to carry out audit

1A

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The Superannuation Act 1972 (c.11)

The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.52)

The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c.44)

Editorial notes

[^key-9eb4b7ab60aaeeb2f43004f97b60f8c0]: Act repealed (30.11.2016) by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), s. 237(2), sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with ss. 232, 234(3), 235, 236); S.S.I. 2016/294, reg. 2

Periods to which aggregates levy referable

Further provisions relating to presentation of petitions.

Trustee’s duties on receipt of list of assets and liabilities.

Determination etc. under section 28A: review

31A

In the application of this Act to insolvency proceedings under the EC Regulation, a reference to “estate” is a reference to estate which may be dealt with in those proceedings.

31A

• (1) This section applies where—

• (a) property is excluded from the debtor’s estate by virtue of section 420(2)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (property subject to a restraint order),

• (b) an order under section 50, 52, 128, 198 or 200 of that Act has not been made in respect of the property, and

• (c) the restraint order is discharged.

• (2) On the discharge of the restraint order the property vests in the permanent trustee as part of the debtor’s estate.

• (3) But subsection (2) does not apply to the proceeds of property realised by a management receiver under section 49(2)(d) or 197(2)(d) of that Act (realisation of property to meet receiver’s remuneration and expenses).

Further provisions relating to debtor applications

Trustee’s duties on receipt of list of assets and liabilities.

Protection of rights of spouse against arrangements intended to defeat them.

Debtor contribution order

Application to Accountant in Bankruptcy for a direction

Reference to sheriff

31ZA

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Management and realisation of estate.

Management and realisation of estate.

Adjudication of claims.

Discharge where Accountant in Bankruptcy not the trustee

Meaning of “associate”.

Periods to which aggregates levy referable

Contractual powers of trustee

Entitlement to vote and draw dividend.

Discharge where Accountant in Bankruptcy not the trustee

Meaning of “associate”.

Periods to which aggregates levy referable

Periods to which aggregates levy referable

Modification of certain provisions of Act

Periods to which aggregates levy referable

1D

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5C

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5D

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32A

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32B

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32C

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32D

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32E

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32F

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32G

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32H

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43B

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54A

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54B

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54C

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54D

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54E

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54F

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54G

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55A

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55B

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58B

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58C

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58D

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71C

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SCHEDULE A1

Modification of certain provisions of Act

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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Deposits covered by Financial Services Compensation Scheme

6B

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Other deposits

6C

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6D

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Meaning of eligible deposit

9A

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Debts owed to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

6AA

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Meaning of scheme manager

9ZA

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3A

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Moratorium on diligence

4A

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4B

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4C

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4D

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11A

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11B

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17A

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17B

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17C

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17D

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17E

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17F

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17G

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25

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25B

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28B

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63A

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63B

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63C

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SCHEDULE 3A

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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8

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9

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10

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11

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12

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13

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14

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15

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16

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17

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18

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19

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20

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21

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22

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23

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24

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25

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26

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27

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28

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29

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30

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31

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32

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33

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34

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35

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36

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37

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38

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39

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40

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Property released from detention

31AA

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Property in respect of which realisation order made

31BA

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