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 Advisory Council on Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers] S

Textual Amendments

F2 Cross-heading before s. 51 inserted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(3); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

51 [F3 Advisory Council's] annual report S

F4 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) [F5 The Advisory Council on Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers (the “Advisory Council”)] must prepare a report on its activities during the whole of each financial year as soon as practicable after the end of the period to which the report relates.

(3) A report prepared under subsection (2) above—

F6 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) may include a statistical analysis of the performance by [F7 officers of court] of their functions and the undertaking by officers of activities during the period to which the report relates or any other period specified by the [F8 Advisory Council] in the report.

(4) The [F9 Advisory Council] may, in preparing the report under subsection (2) above, require [F10 the professional association designated by regulations under section 63(1)(a)] to provide any information [F11 provided by virtue of regulations under section 63(1A) which the Advisory Council] considers necessary or proper for the purposes of preparing the report.

(5) The [F12 Advisory Council] must—

(a) send a copy of each report prepared under subsection (2) above to the Scottish Ministers; and

(b) publish the report.

F13 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in s. 51 title substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(2); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F4 S. 51(1) repealed (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(a); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F5 Words in s. 51(2) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(b); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F6 S. 51(3)(a) repealed (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(c)(i); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F7 Words in s. 51(3)(b) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(c)(ii); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F8 Words in s. 51(3) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(c)(iii); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F9 Words in s. 51(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(d)(i); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F10 Words in s. 51(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(d)(ii); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F11 Words in s. 51(4) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(d)(iii); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F12 Words in s. 51(5) substituted (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(e); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

F13 S. 51(6) repealed (31.1.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 4 para. 11(1)(f); S.S.I. 2011/30, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1 S. 51(2)(3)(b)(4)(5) in force at 31.1.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 3(a)