Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007

[F1Advisory Council on Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers]S

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51[F2Advisory Council's] annual reportS

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(2)[F4The Advisory Council on Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers (the “Advisory Council”)] must prepare a report on its activities during the whole of each financial year as soon as practicable after the end of the period to which the report relates.

(3)A report prepared under subsection (2) above—

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(b)may include a statistical analysis of the performance by [F6officers of court] of their functions and the undertaking by officers of activities during the period to which the report relates or any other period specified by the [F7Advisory Council] in the report.

(4)The [F8Advisory Council] may, in preparing the report under subsection (2) above, require [F9the professional association designated by regulations under section 63(1)(a)] to provide any information [F10provided by virtue of regulations under section 63(1A) which the Advisory Council] considers necessary or proper for the purposes of preparing the report.

(5)The [F11Advisory Council] must—

(a)send a copy of each report prepared under subsection (2) above to the Scottish Ministers; and

(b)publish the report.

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Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 51(2)(3)(b)(4)(5) in force at 31.1.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 3(a)

Prospective

F1352Publication of guidance and other informationS

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53Published information not to enable identificationS

Information—

(a)contained in a report prepared under section 51(2); F14...

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of this Act must not be in a form which identifies or enables the identification of [F15officers of court] or persons against whom diligence has been executed.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2S. 53 in force at 31.1.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 3(b)

Prospective

F1654Register of judicial officersS

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F1655Code of practiceS

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F1656Publication of information relating to informal debt collectionS

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