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.