Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007

145 Interpretation

(1) In this Chapter—

• “appointed person” has the meaning given by section 136(5)(a)(i) of this Act;

• “attached property” has the meaning given by section 134(1) of this Act;

• “court” means—

  (a)

  the Court of Session; or

  (b)

  the sheriff,

  and references to applying to the court are references to applying by petition or, as the case may be, by summary application;

• “croft” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 44);

• “decree” has the meaning given in section 221 of this Act (except that paragraphs (c), (g) and (h) of the definition of “decree” in that section do not apply) being a decree which, or an extract of which, authorises residual attachment;

• “document of debt” has the meaning given in section 221 of this Act, being a document which, or an extract of which, authorises residual attachment;

• “dwellinghouse” includes any yard, garden, outbuilding or other pertinents;

• “judicial officer” means the judicial officer appointed by the creditor;

• “residual attachment order” means an order under section 132(2) of this Act;

• “satisfaction order” means an order under section 136(2) of this Act; and

• “sum recoverable by the residual attachment” has the meaning given by section 134(2)(b) of this Act.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may by order modify the definitions of “decree” and “document of debt” in subsection (1) above by—

(a) adding types of decree or document to;

(b) removing types of decree or document from; or

(c) varying the description of,

the types of decree or document to which those definitions apply.