Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (repealed)

14 [F1 Registration of warrant or determination of debtor application] S

(1) The [F2 sheriff clerk] shall forthwith after the date of sequestration send—

(a) a certified copy of the [F3 order of the sheriff granting warrant under section 12(2) of this Act] to the keeper of the register of inhibitions and adjudications for recording in that register; and

(b) a copy of the order to the Accountant in Bankruptcy

[F4 (c) a copy of the order to the DAS administrator (as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004), where the debtor is taking part in a debt payment programme under Part 1 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002.]

[F5 (1A) Where the Accountant in Bankruptcy awards sequestration on a debtor application he shall forthwith after the date of sequestration send a certified copy of his determination of the application to the keeper of the register of inhibitions for recording in that register.]

(2) Recording under subsection (1)(a) [F6 or (1A)] above shall have the effect as from the date of sequestration of an inhibition and of a citation in an adjudication of the debtor’s heritable estate at the instance of the creditors who subsequently have claims in the sequestration accepted under section 49 of this Act.

(3) The effect mentioned in subsection (2) above shall expire—

(a) on the recording under section 15(5)(a) or 17(8)(a) of , or by virtue of paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 to, this Act or a certified copy of an order;

[F7 (aa) on the recording under paragraph 11(4)(a) of Schedule 4 to this Act of a certified copy of a certificate;] or

(b) subject to subsection (4) below, if the effect has not expired by virtue of [F8 paragraphs (a) and (aa)] above, at the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the date of sequestration.

(4) The F9 . . . trustee , if not discharged, [F10 may] before the end of the period of 3 years mentioned in subsection (3)(b) above send a memorandum in a form prescribed by the Court of Session by act of sederunt to the keeper of the register of inhibitions and adjudications for recording in that register, and such recording shall renew the effect mentioned in subsection (2) above; and thereafter the said effect shall continue to be preserved only if such a memorandum is so recorded before the expiry of every subsequent period of 3 years.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 14 heading substituted (1.4.2008) by virtue of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 36, 227(3), Sch. 1 para 12(6) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F2 Words in s. 14(1) substituted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007, ss. 36, 227(3), {Sch. 1 para. 12(2)(a)} (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F3 Words in s. 14(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007, ss. 36, 227(3), {Sch. 1 para. 12(2)(b)} (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F4 S. 14(1)(c) inserted (30.11.2004) by The Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/468), regs. 1, 5, Sch. 3 para. 1 (as amended by S.S.I. 2004/470, reg. 3)

F5 S. 14(1A) inserted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007, ss. 36, 227(3), {Sch. 1 para. 12(3)} (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F6 Words in s. 14(2) inserted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007, ss. 36, 227(3), {Sch. 1 para. 12(4)} (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F7 S. 14(3)(aa) inserted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007, ss. 36, 227(3), {Sch. 1 para. 12(5)(a)} (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F8 Words in s. 14(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007, ss. 36, 227(3), {Sch. 1 para. 12(5)(b)} (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1)(i) (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F9 Word in s. 14(4) repealed (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 226, 227(3), Sch. 6 Pt. 1 (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2 (with arts. 4-6, 10 (as amended (with effect from 31.1.2011) by S.S.I. 2011/31, art. 5))

F10 Words in s. 14(4) substituted (1.4.1993, subject to savings in arts. 4, 5 of S.I. 1993/438) by 1993 c. 6, s. 11(3), Sch. 1 para.3 (with s. 12(6)); S.I. 1993/438, art.3

F11 S. 14(5) repealed (22.4.2009) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 226, 227(3), Sch. 6 Pt. 1 (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2009/67, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. 2