PART 1Introductory

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Bankruptcy (Applications and Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2014.

(2)

They come into force on 1st April 2015.

Interpretation2.

(1)

In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985;

“the Accountant” means the Accountant in Bankruptcy; and

“review application” has the meaning given by regulation 20(1).

(2)

Any reference in these Regulations—

(a)

to a form is to be construed as a reference to the form so numbered in the Schedule or a form substantially to the same effect, with such variation as circumstances may require;

(b)

to a time when an application is made is to be construed as a reference to the time when the application is received by the Accountant.