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<Text>
Pt. 1A inserted (1.4.2008 except for the insertion of s. 15H(4), 22.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/3" id="cjmjksm03-00194" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2007" Number="3" Title="Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007">Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00195" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/3/section/169" SectionRef="section-169" Operative="true">ss. 169</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00196" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/3/section/227/3" SectionRef="section-227-3">227(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00197" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/3/section/223" SectionRef="section-223">s. 223</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/115" id="cjmjksm03-00198" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="115" Title="The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3, Savings and Transitionals) Order 2008">S.S.I. 2008/115</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00199" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/115/article/3/1/b/i" SectionRef="article-3-1-b-i">art. 3(1)(b)(i)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00200" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/115/article/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/115/article/6" StartSectionRef="article-4" EndSectionRef="article-6">arts. 4-6</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00201" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/115/article/10" SectionRef="article-10">10</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00202" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/115/article/15" SectionRef="article-15">15</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended: (23.2.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/67" id="cjmjksm03-00203" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="67">S.S.I. 2009/67</Citation>
, art. 7; (31.1.2011) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/31" id="cjmjksm03-00205" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="31">S.S.I. 2011/31</Citation>
, art. 5(a); and (4.10.2014) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2014/173" id="cjmjksm03-00207" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="173">S.S.I. 2014/173</Citation>
, arts. 1(2), 3);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/67" id="cjmjksm03-00210" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="67" Title="The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Savings and Transitionals) Order 2009">S.S.I. 2009/67</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00211" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00210" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/67/article/3/1/c" SectionRef="article-3-1-c">art. 3(1)(c)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cjmjksm03-00212" CitationRef="cjmjksm03-00210" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/67/article/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2009/67/article/6" StartSectionRef="article-4" EndSectionRef="article-6">arts. 4-6</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended (31.1.2011) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/31" id="cjmjksm03-00213" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="31">S.S.I. 2011/31</Citation>
, art. 5(b))
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