Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)

Part 3 S [F1 Officers of court]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 3 Title substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 10; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

[F2 Officers of court's] professional association S

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in crossheading preceding s. 63 substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 15(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

63 [F3 Officers of court's] professional association S

(1) The Scottish Ministers, by regulations—

(a) must designate an association[F4 (in this Part, the “professional association”)] as the professional association for [F5 officers of court]; and

(b) may make provision in relation to the functions, constitution and procedures of the professional association.

[F6 (1A) Regulations under subsection (1) may require an officer of court to provide such information as the professional association reasonably considers necessary.]

(2) The Scottish Ministers may not make regulations under subsection (1) above without first consulting—

[F7 (a) the Lord President of the Court of Session;

(aa) each sheriff principal;]

(b) representatives of the professional association or, as the case may be, proposed professional association; and

(c) such other bodies or persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to have an interest.

(3) A person may not hold a commission as [F8 an officer of court] unless that person is a member of the professional association.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in s. 63 title substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(2) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1

F4 Words in s. 63(1)(a) inserted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(a)(i) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1

F5 Words in s. 63(1)(a) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(a)(ii) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1

F6 S. 63(1A) inserted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(b) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1

F7 S. 63(2)(a) (aa) substituted for s. 63(2)(a) (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(c) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1

F8 Words in s. 63(3) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) , s. 134(7) , Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(d) ; S.S.I. 2011/30 , art. 3(1) (3) , Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1 S. 63 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 227; s. 63(1)(2) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/115 , art. 3(4) , Sch. 3 (with arts. 4-6 , 10 )

I2 S. 63(1)(2) in force at 31.1.2011 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2011/31 , art. 3(d)

I3 S. 63(1)(2) in force at 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 4

I4 S. 63(3) in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 4

[F9 63A Code of practice S

(1) The professional association—

(a) must prepare and publish a code of practice in relation to the functions of officers of court; and

(b) may prepare and publish such a code in relation to the undertaking of activities by such officers.

(2) The professional association may revise the whole or any part of a code published under this section.

(3) Where a code or any part of a code is revised under subsection (2), the professional association—

(a) in a case where the revision results in substantial changes, must publish the revised code;

(b) in any other case, may publish the revised code.

(4) The professional association must not publish a code of practice or a revised code of practice under this section without the prior approval of the Lord President of the Court of Session.

(5) The professional association must send a copy of each code of practice published under this section to—

(a) the Scottish Ministers;

(b) the Lord President of the Court of Session;

(c) each sheriff principal; and

(d) each officer of court.]

Textual Amendments

F9 S. 63A inserted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 16; S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

64 Duty of professional association to forward complaints F10 ... S

Where the professional association receives a complaint about [F11 an officer of court] or any services provided by the officer, the association must send details of the complaint and any material which accompanies it —

[F12 (a) to the Lord President of the Court of Session;

(b) in the case of a complaint about a messenger-at-arms, to the sheriff principal from whom the messenger-at-arms holds a commission as a sheriff officer; and

(c) in the case of a complaint about a sheriff officer, to the sheriff principal from whom the sheriff officer holds a commission.]

Textual Amendments

F10 Words in s. 64 repealed (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 17(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

F11 Words in s. 64 substituted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 17(1)(a); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

F12 Words in s. 64 substituted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 17(1)(b); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

Commencement Information

I5 S. 64 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 4

65 Information from professional association S

The [F13 Lord President of the Court of Session or any sheriff principal] may require the professional association to provide any information the [F14 Lord President or, as the case may be, sheriff principal] considers necessary or proper for the purposes of—

(a) any inspection under section 66 of this Act;

(b) any investigation under section [F15 79(2) of the 1987 Act]; or

[F16 (c) any disciplinary proceedings brought under section 79(3) of that Act.]

Textual Amendments

F13 Words in s. 65 substituted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 18(a); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

F14 Words in s. 65 substituted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 18(b); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

F15 Words in s. 65(b) substituted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 18(c); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

F16 S. 65(c) substituted (1.4.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 18(d); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2

Commencement Information

I6 S. 65 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 4