Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. Mental health moratorium

   1. 1. Moratorium on debt recovery action: debtors who have a mental illness

   2. 2. Procedure for first regulations under section 1

   3. 3. Review of mental health moratorium

3. Modification of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016

   1. 4. Process for applying for recall of an award of sequestration

   2. 5. Recall of sequestration: payment of interest

   3. 6. When sequestration is awarded: minimal asset process

   4. 7. Petition for sequestration: citation of debtor

   5. 8. Gratuitous alienations: right acquired in good faith and for value

   6. 9. Time periods for appeals against decisions by AiB

   7. 10. Protected trust deeds: information and time to be provided to debtor

   8. 11. Debtor not traced: former trustee’s outlays and remuneration

   9. 12. Failure of debtor to co-operate with trustee in sequestration

   10. 13. Commissioners: disqualification from office where AiB is trustee

4. Arrestment and action of furthcoming

   1. 14. Service of documents and arrestee’s duty of disclosure

   2. 15. Attachment of property or funds: duty to consult and power to make further provision

5. Diligence against earnings

   1. 16. Service of documents and employers’ etc. duty of disclosure

6. Diligence on the dependence

   1. 17. Provision of debt advice and information package

7. Exceptional attachment

   1. 18. Notice and redemption periods

8. Money attachment

   1. 19. Money attachment when premises are open

9. Arrestment of ships

   1. 20. Arrestment of ships on a Sunday

10. Final provisions

    1. 21. Ancillary provision

    2. 22. Commencement

    3. 23. Short title