(1)This Act may be cited as the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985.
(2)This Act, except this section, shall come into force on such •day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes and for different provisions.
(3)An order under subsection (2) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force (whether wholly or partly) by the order.
(4)Without prejudice to section 75(3) to (5) of this Act, this Act applies to sequestrations as regards which the petition—
(a)is presented on or after the date of coming into force of section 5 of this Act; or
(b)was presented before, but in respect of which no award of sequestration has been made by, that date.
(5)This Act, except the provisions mentioned in subsection (6) below, extends to Scotland only.
(6)The provisions referred to in subsection (5) above are sections 8(5), 22(8) (including that subsection as applied by section 48(7)), 46, 55 and 73(5), paragraph 16(b) of Schedule 4 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5.