PART VII MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

96 Provisions to assist debtor in proceedings under Act.

(1)

No fees shall be payable by a debtor in connection with—

(a)

any application by him;

(b)

objections by him to an application by any other person; or

(c)

a hearing held,

under any provision of this Act, to any officer of any office or department connected with the Court of Session or the sheriff court the expenses of which are paid wholly or partly out of the Consolidated Fund or out of money provided by Parliament.

(2)

The sheriff clerk shall, if requested by the debtor—

(a)

provide him with information as to the procedures available to him under this Act; and

(b)

without prejudice to subsection (2) of section 6 of this Act, assist him in the completion of any form required in connection with any proceedings under this Act,

but the sheriff clerk shall not be liable for any error or omission by him in performing the duties imposed on him by this subsection or that subsection.