Scottish Statutory Instruments
Insolvency
Bankruptcy
Made
18th April 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
20th April 2012
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(4B)(b), 69A and 72(1) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1985 c.66 (“the 1985 Act”). Section 5(4B)(b) was inserted by section 14(3)(b) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3) (“the 2007 Act”). Section 69A of the 1985 Act was inserted by section 8 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1993 (c.6) (“the 1993 Act”). Section 72(1) was amended (and renumbered) by section 35 of the 2007 Act. Section 73(1) of the 1985 Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The 1985 Act was significantly amended by the 1993 Act, sections 1 to 8 and Schedule 1, by the 2007 Act, Part I (except for sections 3, 4, 33 and 34), schedule 1, schedule 5, paragraph 13, and schedule 6, Part 1, and by article 8 of S.S.I. 2008/82.