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Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 15H is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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[15HSum attached by arrestment on dependenceS
(1)The court may, subject to subsection (2) below, when granting warrant for arrestment on the dependence, limit the sum which may be attached to funds not exceeding such amount as the court may specify.
(2)The maximum amount which the court may specify under subsection (1) above shall be the aggregate of—
(a)the principal sum concluded for;
(b)a sum equal to 20 per cent of that sum or such other percentage as the Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, prescribe;
(c)a sum equal to 1 year's interest on the principal sum at the judicial rate; and
(d)any sum prescribed under subsection (3) below.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, prescribe a sum which appears to them to be reasonable having regard to the expenses likely to be—
(a)incurred by a creditor; and
(b)chargeable against a debtor,
in executing an arrestment on the dependence.
(4)For the avoidance of doubt, section 73F of this Act applies to any sum attached under this section.]
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