SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Consequential Provisions
Part IAmendments consequential on the Repeal of the Bankruptcy Acts 1883, 1890 and 1913
District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 20)
2
After section 13 of the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 there shall be inserted the following section—
13ADisqualification in case of sequestration or bankruptcy
1
Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, a person shall be disqualified for being appointed or acting as a justice of the peace if he is a person whose estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or who has been adjudged bankrupt elsewhere than in Scotland.
2
Where a person is disqualified under this section by reason of his estate having been sequestrated, the disqualification shall cease if and when—
a
the award of sequestration is recalled or reduced; or
b
he is discharged under or by virtue of the [1985 c. 66.] Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985.
3
Where a person is disqualified under this section by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt, the disqualification shall cease if and when—
a
the adjudication of bankruptcy against him is annulled; or
b
he is discharged.