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18(1)In the sale there shall be no reserve price unless the creditor chooses to have one and, if he does so choose, it shall not exceed the value of the article fixed under paragraph 5(4) above.S

(2)The value of a poinded article fixed under paragraph 5(4) above and the reserve price, if any, fixed by the creditor under sub-paragraph (1) above need not be disclosed to any person bidding for the article.

(3)In the sale any poinded article exposed for sale may be purchased by—

(a)any creditor, including the creditor on whose behalf the poinding was executed; or

(b)a person who owns the article in common with the debtor.

(4)Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below and without prejudice to the rights of any third party, where the sum recoverable has not been realised by the sale, ownership of a poinded article which remains unsold after being exposed for sale shall pass to the creditor.

(5)Without prejudice to the rights of any third party, where the sale is held in premises belonging to the debtor, the ownership of a poinded article which has passed to the creditor under sub-paragraph (4) above shall revert to the debtor unless the creditor uplifts the article by 8 p.m. (or such other time as may be prescribed by Act of Sederunt)—

(a)if the premises are a dwellinghouse in which the debtor is residing, on the day when the sale is completed;

(b)in any other case, on the third working day following that day,

and the sheriff officer may remain on or re-enter any premises (whether open, shut or lockfast) for the purpose of enabling the creditor to uplift any such article.

(6)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) above “working day” means a day which is not—

  • Saturday;

  • Sunday;

  • 1st or 2nd January;

  • Good Friday;

  • Easter Monday;

  • 25th or 26th December;

  • a public holiday in the area in which the premises are situated.

(7)Subject to sub-paragraph (8) below, where at the sale any article is unsold or is sold at a price below the value fixed under paragraph 5(4) above, the debtor shall be credited with an amount equal to that valuation.

(8)Where—

(a)any damaged article has been revalued under paragraph 5(4) above on the authority of the sheriff given under pargraph 13(2) above;

(b)the damage was not caused by the fault of the debtor; and

(c)no order has been made under paragraph 13(3) above requiring a third party to consign a sum in respect of the article, or such an order has been made but has not been complied with,

the amount credited to the debtor under sub-paragraph (7) above shall be an amount equal to the original valuation and not the revaluation referred to in paragraph (a) above.

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