Part II Justices and Clerks of the Peace

Justices of the peace

F113A Disqualification in case of sequestration or bankruptcy.

(1)

Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, a person shall be disqualified for being appointed or acting as a justice of the peace if he is a person whose estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or who has been adjudged bankrupt elsewhere than in Scotland.

(2)

Where a person is disqualified under this section by reason of his estate having been sequestrated, the disqualification shall cease if and when—

(a)

the award of sequestration is recalled or reduced; or

(b)

he is discharged under or by virtue of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act M11985.

(3)

Where a person is disqualified under this section by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt, the disqualification shall cease if and when—

(a)

the adjudication of bankruptcy against him is annulled; or

(b)

he is discharged.